Household Recycling Centre
Information about the Household Recycling Centre where Sandwell residents can take extra recycling and rubbish.
The Household Recycling Centre is located at Shidas Lane, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 2BP.
The Centre is open every day of the year except for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
| Winter opening hours - 1st October to 31st March | |
| Mondays to Fridays: | 8.00am - 6.00pm |
| Saturdays and Sundays: | 8.00am - 4.00pm |
| Summer (extended) opening hours - 1st April to 30th September | |
| Mondays to Fridays: | 8.00am - 8.00pm |
| Saturdays and Sundays: | 8.00am - 4.00pm |
Please note the centre can be very busy during the summer and when the weather is mild, to avoid queuing please try and visit early or later in the day. To check if the centre is busy before setting off from home view the Live Webcam.
Call 0845 352 0123 for an automated message to give you details of the following:
What Can be Recycled at the Centre?
The Household Recycling Centre provides recycling facilities for a wide range of materials. To make visits to the centre as easy as possible residents are advised to sort their recycling before leaving home:
- Find out what can be recycled.
- Find out what happens to your recycling and rubbish.
Trade or Business Waste
The HRC is provided only for Sandwell residents for taking extra recycling and rubbish from their own homes. Non-Sandwell residents need to dispose of their rubbish at recycling centres run by their own council. Landlords and other businesses are strictly prohibited from using the site, and all waste deposited at the site is monitored.
- Information on how to arrange a trade waste collection.
Vans, Larger Vehicles and Vehicles with Trailers
As part of monitoring use of the centre a height restriction applies at the entrance barrier. Therefore the procedure for access to the centre for residents driving vans, larger vehicles and towing trailers are slightly different:
E-newsletter
For regular information on reducing, reusing and recycling in Sandwell sign up to the Recycling Team's E-newsletter, Recycle for Sandwell, by sending an email with the title 'subscribe' to recycleforsandwell@sandwell.gov.uk