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Smugglers Way - information for vans only

Smugglers Way Wandsworth SW18 1JS

Open:
Mon–Fri 7.30am to 4pm
Sat 7.30am to 1pm
Sun 7.30am to 12pm

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Opening times
Materials accepted
Visitor information
Contact details
FAQs

Van opening times

Mon – Fri 7.30am to 4pm
Saturday 7.30am to 1pm
Sunday 7.30am to 12pm
(Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. For all other Bank Holidays Saturday opening times apply)

You can recycle the following materials at Smugglers Way:

Mixed recycling
Fridges and freezers *
Glass
Green waste
Large electrical items
Paper and cardboard
Rubble
Scrap Metal
Televisions and computer screens *

* Please note: these items are not accepted from trade customers.

Visitor information

Before you visit:

Please sort your waste and recycling before you visit into separate loads.
You can bring household waste and only separated recycling as listed above to the 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.

Why is useful furniture currently being thrown away?
Unfortunately, the Furniture Reuse Scheme that has been in operation since 1 January 2001 has been suspended temporarily due to major building works on site which have reduced the area available for the storage of furniture.

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!