Waltham Abbey tip is owned and operated by Essex county council, Waltham Abbey Recycling Centre allows you to dispose of the following items here:

• Cardboard, paper, garden waste,
• scrap metal, wood, paper, cans,
• aerosols, foil, plastic bottles and bags,
• glass, hardcore, rubble, soil, textiles,
• shoes, books, engine oil, vegetable oil,
• TVs and monitors, fridges and freezers,
• electrical appliances, mobile phones,
• household batteries, fluorescent tubes,
• energy saving bulbs, printer cartridges,
• car batteries, tyres (4 max), paint,
• household/DIY  furniture,
• mattresses and garden chemicals.

Items that can not be recycled:

• Asbestos
• Chemicals and other toxic substances
• Clinical waste
• Dead animals
• Fireworks, ammunition and explosives
• Fuel
• Hazardous waste
• Japanese knotweed
• Landlord’s waste
• Pesticides
• Poisons
• Trade or commercial waste