Braintree tip is owned and operated by Essex county council, Braintree 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
