Household waste and recycling centres
There are two household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) within the district. These facilities are operated by Buckinghamshire County Council and their locations are indicated below.
Facilities are available for all residents to dispose of their own domestic waste free of charge.
Please contact Buckinghamshire County Council for a definitive list of the items accepted for disposal at their two sites.
As a guide they will accept the following domestic waste materials.
Recycling for householders own personal waste:
- Cardboard
- Car batteries (up to 2 per year) and domestic batteries e.g. torch type and small rechargeable
- Car tyres (up to 5 car tyres per year)
- Cooking Oil
- Engine Filters and waste engine oil (up to 10 litres per year)
- Glass bottles and jars
- Garden waste
- Gas bottles
- Fluorescent tubes includes all energy saving fluorescent bulbs not just the strip lighting (up to 4 fluorescent tubes per year)
- Hardcore (eg bricks, rubble)
- Household Electrical Goods
- Man Made Wood (eg Chipboard) - all sites except High Heavens
- Paper
- Plasterboard (accepted at High Heavens only)
- Scrap metal including fridges & drinks cans
- Soil
- Textiles
- Wood
They do not accept the following materials:
- Animal faeces, carcasses and bedding
- Contaminated materials presenting a direct contact risk
- Unsectioned trees
- Flammable liquids and explosives e.g. petrol / fireworks / ammunitions
Please contact Buckinghamshire County Council first if you wish to dispose of asbestos, garden chemicals, or commercial trade waste.
High Heavens
Clay Lane
Booker
High Wycombe
Bucks SL7 3DJ
Opening times
British Summer time: 7 days a week - 8am to 6pm
Winter: 7 days a week - 8am to 5pm
Closed: Closed 25 and 26 December and 1 January
Wigans Lane
Bledlow Ridge
Bucks HP14 4BH
Opening times
British summer time: 7 days a week - 8am to 6pm
Winter: 7 days a week - 8am to 5pm
Closed: Closed 25 and 26 December and 1 January
Permit scheme
A permit scheme has been introduced to help tackle traders illegally using the HWRCs. Permits are issued by Buckinghamshire County Council and are free. Permits will not be issued for commercial or trade waste.
You do not need a permit if you are taking personal household waste in a private car, 4x4, MPV or small trailers under 1.2m x 0.9m unless you are taking asbestos.
You do need a permit for commercial vehicles, large trailers (up to 1.8m x 1.2m), for people on foot and for disposing of asbestos.
To find out more and to get a permit, contact Buckinghamshire County Council.
Commercial waste
Non-hazardous trade waste is accepted during the week at four HWRCs across Bucks in Amersham, Aylesbury, Beaconsfield and High Wycombe. More about commercial waste.