Specialist recycling schemes
Collection services for items that most household recycling bins cannot accept. Schemes can use shops, postal returns or limited public drop-off points.
Other names include hard-to-recycle scheme, postal recycling, special collection.
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Specialist Recycling · Aldi
Aldi Leamington SpaLeamington Shopping Park, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV34 6RH
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda Alsager19-21 Lawton Rd, Alsager, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, ST7 2AA
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda Antrim150 Junction One International Outlet, Antrim, County Antrim, BT41 4GY
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda ArbroathWestway Retail Park, Dundee Road, Arbroath, Angus, DD11 2NQ
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda ArmadaleStation Road, Armadale, City of Edinburgh, EH48 2JS
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda AspleyCarr Pit Road, Aspley, Yorkshire, HD5 9AD
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda AthertonBolton Road, Atherton, Manchester, Lancashire, M46 9JZ
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda AylesburyMandeville Road, Aylesbury, Herefordshire, HP21 8BD
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda BatleyBatley Shopping Centre, Alfred Way, Batley, Yorkshire, WF17 5DR
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda BenwellThe Adelaide Centre, Benwell, Northumberland, NE4 8BE
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda Bexley Heath Crook Log13/15 Crook Log, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8EQ
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda BillinghamThe Causeway, Billingham, North Yorkshire, TS23 2LF
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda Bootle Orrell LaneOrrell Lane, Bootle, Lancashire, L20 6HX
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda Bordersley Green271 Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B9 5EY
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda BrightonUnit 1 Crowhurst Road, Off Carden Avenue, Brighton, Sussex, BN1 8AS
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda BristolOatlands Avenue, Bristol, Gloucestershire, BS14 0ST
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda BucknallWerrington Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 9AL
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda BurySpring Street, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0RN
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda CaernarfonBangor Road, Caernarfon, Denbighshire, LL55 1AR
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda Canford HeathCulliford Crescent, Canford Heath, Poole, Hampshire, BH17 9DW
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda Cannock Lichfield RoadRumer Hill, Lichfield Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 8UF
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda Carlisle St Nicholas GateSt Nicholas Gate Retail Park, London Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 2EA
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda CartertonBlack Bourton Road, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3HQ
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda CheadleAshbourne Road, Cheadle, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, ST10 1HF
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda ChesterGreyhound Retail Park, Greyhound Road, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 4QG
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda Chorley RingwayWater Street, Ringway, Lancashire, PR7 1EX
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda ClevedonTweed Road, Southern Way, Clevedon, Gloucestershire, BS21 6RR
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda CoalvilleAshby Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 3LF
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda ConisbroughHill Top Road, Conisbrough, Yorkshire, DN12 4TJ
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda CoseleyDaisy Street, North Bilston, Coseley, Staffordshire, WV14 8QQ
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda Coventry Daventry RoadDaventry Road, Cheylesmore, Coventry, CV3 5HN
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda Coventry Jubilee CresentJubilee Crescent, Radford, Coventry, CV6 3EX
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda CumnockTownhead Street, Cumnock, Ayrshire, KA18 1LG
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda DaubhillSt Helens Road, Daubhill, Lancashire, BL3 4EB
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda Deptford5-9 Deptford High Street, Deptford, South London, SE8 4AD
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda Didcot108 to 168 Greenwood Way, Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 6GD
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda DoverUnit 1 Charlton Green, Dover, Kent, CT16 2QH
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda DownpatrickBallydugan Retail Park, Ballydugan Road, Downpatrick, County Antrim, BT30 6AJ
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda Dudley High StreetHigh Street, Dudley, Worcestershire, DY1 1QS
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda EdlingtonBungalow Road, Edlington, Yorkshire, DN12 1DL
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda Edmonton1 West Mall, Edmonton, North London, N9 0AL
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda Far CottonLondon Road, Far Cotton, Northamptonshire, NN4 8ER
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda FellingCrowhall Lane, Felling, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE10 9PW
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda FentonVictoria Road, Berry Hill, Fenton, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2HE
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda FlintHolywell Road, Flintshire Retail Park, Flint, Cheshire, CH6 5BG
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda FraserburghWatermill Road, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, AB43 7ED
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda GarstonSt. Mary's Road, Garston, Lancashire, L19 1SJ
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda Gateshead Old FoldOld Fold Road, Gateshead, Northumberland, NE10 0DH
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda GillinghamStation Road, Gillingham, Wiltshire, SP8 4QA
Coffee podsSpecialist Recycling · Asda CS
Asda Girvan15 Vicarton Street, Girvan, Ayrshire, KA26 9HF
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- Asbestos
- Beauty and grooming packaging
- Bubble wrap
- Car batteries
- Carpets and rugs
- Carpets and underlay
- CDs, DVDs and cases
- Clinical waste
- Coffee pods
- Cooking oil
- Corks
- Crisp packets
- Disposable coffee cups
- Disposable nappies
- DIY waste
- Duvets and pillows
- DVDs and CDs
- Engine oil
- Fire extinguishers
- Fluorescent tubes
- Gas bottles and cylinders
- Glasses and spectacles
- Hard plastic items
- Hearing aids
- Household chemicals
- Household chemicals
- Inhalers
- Light bulbs
- Mattresses
- Paint
- Pet food pouches
- Plasterboard and gypsum
- Plastic bags and film
- Polystyrene
- Printer ink and toner cartridges
- Scrap metal
- Sharps and needles
- Soft plastics
- Soil and turf
- Timber and wood
- Tyres
- Unwanted medicines
- Upholstered seating
- Vapes and e-cigarettes
- Vehicle batteries
- Wood and timber
Other facility types
- Recycling centres and tips
- Clothes and textile banks
- Paper and card banks
- Charity donation points
- Food waste collections
- Soft plastic recycling points
- Public street bins
- Reuse shops and centres
- Electrical recycling points
- Soft plastic collection points
- Glass recycling points
- Local recycling sites
- Battery recycling points
- Bring banks and recycling points
- Reuse hubs and shops
- Pharmacy medicine returns
- Specialist disposal services
- Waste and reuse collection services
- Household hazardous waste services
- Garden waste sites and collections
- Household waste recycling centres
- Glass bottle and jar banks
- Retailer take-back points
Questions about specialist recycling schemes
- What is Specialist recycling schemes?
- Collection services for items that most household recycling bins cannot accept. Schemes can use shops, postal returns or limited public drop-off points.
- How do I find specialist recycling schemes near me?
- Set your postcode, town or browser location in the finder. It will show nearby places listed as specialist recycling schemes.
- Should I check the provider before visiting specialist recycling schemes?
- Yes. Opening hours, access rules and item lists can change. Open the location page and use its official provider link before you travel.
Sources for this guide
- Recycle an item
Recycle Now · Reviewed 14 August 2026
- Free recycling programmes
TerraCycle UK · Reviewed 14 August 2026