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Smugglers Way - information for cars, cyclists and
pedestrians only

Smugglers Way Wandsworth SW18 1JS

Open:
Mon–Fri 9am to 4pm
Sat 8am to 6pm
Sun 8am to 5pm

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Please note that from Monday, 22nd August 2011, the Public Tip will be temporarily relocated to a site 200 metres West whilst refurbishment of the existing site takes place. Directional signs will be placed on Smugglers Way to assist residents.

Opening times
Materials accepted
Visitor information
Contact details
FAQs

Opening times

Mon – Fri 9am to 4pm
Saturday 8am to 6pm
Sunday 8am to 5pm
(Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. Normal opening hours apply on all other Bank Holidays)

You can recycle the following materials at Smugglers Way:

Batteries (lead acid, dry cell and rechargeable)
Books
Cans, tins and empty aerosols
CD and DVD players
Engine oil
Fluorescent tubes
Fridges and freezers
Gas bottles
Glass bottles and jars
Green waste
IT equipment (laptops, faxes, hard drives, monitors, printers, scanners, keyboards, mice)
Light bulbs (including energy-saving light bulbs)
Mobile phones
Paper and card
Plastic bottles, tubs, pots and trays
Rubble
Scrap metal
Small Electrical Items
Tapes, CD's and DVD's
Textiles
Televisions
Toner Cartridges
Wood

Visitor information

Before you visit:

Please sort your waste and recycling before you visit to help prevent traffic congestion on the site.
You can only bring household waste and recycling to the C. A. site. Trade waste is accepted, but a charge applies. Declaring trade waste as household waste is against the law.

When you visit:

You will not be allowed to bring materials into the site on foot from a vehicle parked outside.
Please drive carefully -- children and pets must remain in vehicles at all times.
There are signs with material symbols to guide you to the correct drop off points.
Some containers (e.g. televisions) will be locked. Please ask a member of staff for assistance.

If you’re not sure where to put things or need any help, please ask a member of staff.

Contact details

Tel: 020 8871 2788
Fax: 020 8875 8887
Email: info@wrwa.gov.uk

FAQs

Why isn’t building rubble made available as hardcore?
A separate container for rubble is provided. This material is then sent for reprocessing to be used as an aggregate by the building trade.

Can I avoid throwing away useful furniture?

A new local repair service for good quality reuseable items will be launched in Winter 2011. Local residents will be able to phone a reuse hotline to have their furniture and electrical items collected for repair at a newly constructed Workshop based at the Smugglers Way site or stored for resale. There will be a fee for this service. Residents will also have the option of delivering their reuseable items direct to the Smugglers Way facility.

Why isn't Green Waste collected at the reuse and recycling centre chopped up on site for use as mulch in gardens and parks?
Green waste is transported in bulk to a composting plant, where over a period of time it is broken down into a stabilised residue known as humus. Further curing of this residue produces a product for a soil conditioner or mulch.

In the 30 minutes it takes for the London Eye to go round once, Londoners produce rubbish weighing as much as 30 double decker buses!

Smugglers Way - information for cars, cyclists and pedestrians only

Smugglers Way Wandsworth SW18 1JS

Smugglers Way - information for cars, cyclists and
pedestrians only