Recycling Centres
- You will have 10 minutes to drop off recycling in your pre-booked slots instead of 15 minutes.
- You can pre-book two slots instead of one, on the same day or on different days.
There are significant safety measures in place to help maintain the safety and welfare of staff and visitors to the site.
In the interests of public safety, only arrange to use these facilities if you are no longer able to safely store the excess waste at home.
You must have booked a slot before you visit Briton Ferry or Cymmer recycling centres
Please see below for a list of materials accepted at each site.
NPT residents in the Swansea Valley area are able to use the HWRC at Lower Cwmtwrch. Please ensure you check their revised procedures before visiting.
Find a recycling centre
Select a recycling centre below to view opening times and find out what materials can be taken into each recycling centre.
Opening Times: All sites will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day
Mon, Thurs & Fri 9.00 – 5.00pm, Sat & Sun 10.00am – 4.00pm, Tues & Weds closed
Materials: Visit this link for a list of recyclable materials at this site www.recyclenow.com/local-recycling
The site does not accept any amounts of plasterboard or asbestos waste, and black bag splitting is in operation
Site Type: Household Waste & Recycling Centre
Opening Times: All sites will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day
8.30am to 5.00pm 7 days a week for 12 months of the year
Materials:
- Newspapers and magazines
- glass bottles and jars
- sheet glass
- metal cans
- plastics
- vehicle batteries
- household batteries
- waste mineral (engine) oil
- fluorescent light bulbs/tubes
- household paint
- textiles
- shoes
- green (garden) waste
- soil
- scrap metal
- wood/timber
- inert waste
- general household waste
- cardboard
- fridges/freezers
- waste electrical and electronic equipment
- garden and household chemicals e.g. pesticides
- fertilizers
- pet care products
- photographic equipment
- bonded asbestos sheeting
At the present time tyres are not accepted at these sites. Please contact your local tyre retailers to check if they take tyres for re-use/recycling
Site Type: Household Waste & Recycling Centre
Opening Times: All sites will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day
11.00am to 5.00pm 7 days a week for 12 months of the year
Materials:
- Newspapers and magazines
- glass bottles and jars
- sheet glass
- metal cans
- plastics
- vehicle batteries
- household batteries
- waste mineral (engine) oil
- fluorescent light bulbs/tubes
- household paint
- textiles
- shoes
- green (garden) waste
- soil
- scrap metal
- wood/timber
- inert waste
- general household waste
- cardboard
- fridges/freezers
- waste electrical and electronic equipment
- garden and household chemicals e.g. pesticides
- fertilizers
- pet care products
- photographic equipment
At the present time tyres are not accepted at these sites. Please contact your local tyre retailers to check if they take tyres for re-use/recycling
From 28th August, our bag splitting operation will be up and running at Cymmer Household Recycling Centre. Please make sure no recyclable materials are in your black bags.
Site Type: Household Waste & Recycling Centre
Rules for visiting
- You must have booked a 10 minute slot using our online booking system before your visit
- Respect staff whilst on or waiting to access the site
- Proof of residency will be required
- Only one person should exit the vehicle, however, if you do have items that are too heavy for one person, two people may exit the vehicle
- Staff will provide direction and advice in line with social distancing guidelines. They will not be able to help with unloading
- Parking bays will be closed off on an alternating basis to achieve social distancing
- Extra signage and barriers will be in place to help enforce social distancing
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The Reuse Shop has now reopened
- You will be asked to open any black bags and sort the contents for recycling. To save time on site, we suggest that you sort your waste before you arrive.
- If someone in your household is affected by Coronavirus, any waste from your house will need to be handled carefully. You need to double bag all contaminated items, and keep the bags for three days.
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You don't need to call us to cancel a booking, just click on 'cancel your booking' in your confirmation email which you received when you booked.
Along with regular cleaning of ‘touch points’, HWRC sites will be cleansed during and at the end of each day.
How to book a slot
- You will have 10 minutes to drop off recycling in your pre-booked slots instead of 15 minutes.
- You can pre-book two slots instead of one, on the same day or on different days.
Book a slot for the recycling centre online:
Book a slot
Vans, Pick-ups and trailers
A permit is not required for cars, jeeps (4x4s), camper vans, family type mini buses, MPV's, single axle trailers, or hire vans but you will still need to
book a time slotHouseholders with vans, pick-ups and double axle trailers can access recycling centres at Briton Ferry and Cymmer. You must have booked a permit and allocated time slot. This can be done below.
- Single axle trailers can also access the recycling centres but permits are not required.
- Tipper/ Flatbed' vans and large 7.5t vans are not allowed on site
- Residents are allowed a maximum of 12 permits per year (from 1st April to 31st March the following year) for all vans, pick-up vehicles and double axle trailers.
You can book a time slot and van permit in the same place. Please make a booking below:
Make a booking
Black bags
Please make sure there are no recyclable materials in your black bags.
If you visit any of our recycling centres, you will be asked to open any bags and sort the contents for recycling if you have not already done that.
To save time on site, we suggest that you sort your waste before you arrive.
You must have booked a slot before you visit Briton Ferry or Cymmer recycling centres
Frequently Asked Questions
From 21st June you can book two slots, either for the same day or for different days.
You don't need to call us to cancel a booking, just click on 'cancel your booking' in your confirmation email which you received when you booked.
Normal opening hours still apply. Opening times can be found online
Householders with vans, pick-ups and double axle trailers can access recycling centres at Briton Ferry and Cymmer. You must have booked a permit and allocated time slot.
- Single axle trailers can also access the recycling centres but permits are not required.
- A permit is not required for cars, jeeps (4x4s), camper vans, family type mini buses, MPV's, single axle trailers, or hire vans.
- Tipper/ Flatbed' vans and large 7.5t vans are not allowed on site
Book a slot
On site staff are unable to help unload any vehicles at this time. You can bring another person to help you, and only one person should exit the vehicle. However, if you do have items that are too heavy for one person, two people may exit the vehicle.
To adhere to strict social distancing rules and minimise queues on access roads we are only allowing a limited number of vehicles in at any given time.
Building type waste
- Building rubble only
- Mixed building rubble containing stones, wood, ceramic items etc.
- Ceramic waste only
- Soil
- Plaster and plasterboard
- Concrete roofing sheets
- Asbestos (should be double wrapped in polythene sheeting)
Each household can dispose of up to 3 sacks (1 black bag is equivalent to one sack) per week for free at any of the sites - not including asbestos
Larger loads will have to be taken to the site located in Briton Ferry Industrial Estate and paid for as per the charging schedule below.
| Waste Type |
Rate from April 2021 |
| Building rubble only |
£26 per tonne |
Mixed building rubble
(containing stones, wood, ceramic items etc.) |
£77 per tonne |
| Ceramic Waste only |
£44 per tonne |
| Soil |
£26 per tonne |
| Plaster and Plasterboard |
£148.50 per tonne |
Asbestos including concrete roofing sheets (that do not contain asbestos)
(asbestos sheets should be double wrapped in polythene sheeting) |
£19 per sheet/item
(based on 8ft x 3ft sheets) |
All prices include VAT
The weight of waste will be charged as follows (the upper limit of each weight band will be used to calculate the payment)
This does NOT include asbestos which will be charged per sheet / item.
- 0 to 100 kg
- 100 to 250 kg
- 250 to 500 kg
- 500 to 1,000 kg
Any amount greater than 1,000 kg will be charged at 500 kg increments.
The weighbridge will be available between:
- 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday-Friday
- 8.30am to 12.30pm Saturday and Sunday
Credit/debit card payments are only available between 8.30am to 4.00pm Monday-Friday.
Cheque or cash payments only on Saturday and Sunday.