DIY waste is defined as any material
that has been fixed or fitted to a
property at any point. By law this is
not classed as household waste and
therefore Norfolk County Council has no obligation to
accept it.
Norfolk County Council allows the equivalent of one
80 litre sack or one large item, per household, per
week. Examples include:
Bath, toilet or basin unit
Central heating system components
Ceramic tiles
Door, window or frame
One shed panel/fencing panel
Garden soil or turf
Flat glass
Kitchen unit or fitted wardrobe
Laminate flooring
Plasterboard
(Main Recycling Centre
Plus sites ONLY)
Paving slabs
Roofing materials
Rubble – bricks, concrete
or slabs
Structural timber, MDF,
hardboard
If you have more than this
amount you can use the
Pay As You Throw Service
recyclingcentres@norfolk.gov.uk
What you can’t take
Unfortunately, we cannot
accept waste such as the
following:
Know before
you throw
Ammunition or explosives
Animal faeces (including cat litter and dog waste)
Clinical waste* - medicines, soiled dressings, syringes, needles etc
Commercial/business waste (see below)
Commercial, industrial or construction plant tyres
Dead animals
Fireworks and flares
Hazardous waste* - fertilizers, chemicals,
cleansers, asbestos, thinners, preservatives etc
(except at Hazardous Waste Amnesty days)
Industrial waste
Paint*(except at Hazardous Waste Amnesty days)
Waste from charities, churches, community groups or schools (see below)
Waste that is not from your own home
Whole motor vehicles
Norfolk County Council operates 20 Main
Recycling Centres across the County, where
residents can recycle their household waste.
*Please contact your Distict Council
Commercial/Business waste
Commercial waste may be accepted at the Main
Plus Recycling Centres (excluding Mile Cross),
charges apply. Please see www.norfolk.gov.uk/
businesswaste for more information or ask staff for a
Business Waste leaflet.
Business waste will not be accepted at any of
the other Recycling Centres. If you are suspected
of bringing business waste you will be asked to
complete a ‘Commercial Waste Disclaimer form’
and may be investigated by Norfolk County Council
and/or the Environment Agency.
0344 800 8020
1852 CG 3-2016
DIY waste
Main
Recycling
Centres
April 2016
www.norfolk.gov.uk/recyclingcentres
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Fakenham
Hempton
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A4
Swaffham
Strumpshaw
Great
Yarmouth
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Wymondham
322
Bergh Apton
Loddon
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Morningthorpe 27
B15
Attleborough
Hempnall
Long Stratton
Bungay
Snetterton
1
Thetford
A14
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A1
Open: ✔
Closed:
Recycling Centre
Ashill Swaffham Road IP25 7BT
Bergh Apton Wellbeck Road NR15 1AU
Caister Pump Lane NR30 5TE
Dereham Trafalgar Business Park NR19 1JG
Heacham Chalkpit Road PE31 7JE
Hempton Hellhoughton Road NR21 7DY
Ketteringham Station Road NR9 3AZ
King’s Lynn Saddlebow PE34 3RD
Mayton Wood Little Hautbois NR12 7JX
Mile Cross Swanton Road NR2 4LH
Morningthorpe Bungay Road NR15 2LJ
Sheringham Holt Road NR26 8TS
Snetterton Snetterton Heath NR16 2JU
Strumpshaw Stone Road NR13 4HR
Thetford Telford Way IP24 1HU
Wells-next-the-Sea Warham Road NR23 1NE
Wereham Crimplesham Road PE33 9DX
Worstead off Old Yarmouth Road NR28 9LX
Wymondham Strayground Lane NR18 9NA
Caister
A1
B1
A10
B1108
Brundall
Ketteringham
Ashill
Coltishall
Wroxham
Mile Cross A47
Norwich
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10
B1
Recycling/Reuse Centres
Recycling Centres
Opening Days
Costessey
B1
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2
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Wereham
34
B1354
Dereham
B10
A1122
A1
Mayton Wood
A47
A10
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Downham
Market
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Beetley
A1066
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hours at Mile Cross in
Norwich, please visit
our website
Worstead
Aylsham
A1
King’s Lynn
North Walsham *Longer summer opening
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Dersingham
1 Apr – 30 Sept 9am – 5pm
1 Oct – 31 Mar 9am – 4pm
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Docking
A140
54
B1105
B1
155
B14
Opening hours
throughout the year*
Cromer
9
A149
Heacham
A17
Sheringham
A149
Hunstanton
A 14
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Wells-next-the-Sea
Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day
and New Year’s Day
Diss
Main Plus Recycling Centre with Reuse shop:
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‘Pay as You Throw’ service for
DIY waste at Main Recycling Centre
Plus sites
There are eight Main Recycling Centre Plus sites
(Caister, Dereham, Hempton, Ketteringham, King’s
Lynn, Mayton Wood, Mile Cross and Thetford)
across Norfolk which provide additional services.
The ‘Pay as You Throw’* service, allows you to
dispose of unlimited amounts of DIY waste above the
concessionary 80 litres. Charges apply, dependant
on the material and amount of waste you bring.
Pre-sort your waste before you visit to get cheaper
prices. Plasterboard must be separated or it will not
be accepted. When you arrive on site please report
to the site hut where your load will be assessed
by site staff and charged accordingly. A guide to
prices, starting from a single item charge, can be
found online at www.norfolk.gov.uk/diywaste
*Price will be dependent
upon volume of DIY
waste relative to the
above charges.
Payment can be
made using cash
or credit/debit card.
www.norfolk.gov.uk/diywaste