Recycling and rubbish
- Check your bin collection day
- Report a missed collection
- Apply for a new, replacement or repair to a bin, box or caddy
- Request a special collection
- Assisted collections
- Collections from flats
- Blue-lidded recycling bin
- Trade and commercial waste
- Check what you can put in your bins
- Where to get more recycling sacks
- Find recycling centres and banks
Find recycling centres and banks
Find information on recycling centres, also known as dumps or tips and locations of recycling banks for you to take recyclable materials to.
Recycling centres
Recycling centres, also known as dumps or tips, are run by Essex County Council.
Recycling centres in and around the Epping Forest district include:
- Chigwell Recycling Centre, Luxborough Lane, Chigwell, IG7 5AA
- Waltham Abbey Recycling Centre, Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1JU
- Harlow Recycling Centre, Temple Bank, Harlow, CM20 2DY
- Brentwood Recycling Centre, Coxtie Green Road, Brentwood, CM14 5PN
Book your recycling centre visit
Recycling banks
Recycling banks are provided across the district for you to take your recyclable materials to.
- Buckhurst Hill – Queens Road car park (lower)
- Chigwell – Limes Farm (opp Londis)
- Loughton – Oakwood Hill
- Loughton – Traps Hill
- Loughton – Loughton Way / Valley Hill
- North Weald – Hurricane Way
- Ongar – Bansons Lane
- Roydon – Beaumont Road car park
- Waltham Abbey – Hillhouse car park
- Waltham Abbey – Quaker Lane car park