Civic amenity sites (tips or dumps)
Location and contact details
You can take your own household rubbish to the following civic amenity sites that are independently run by Western Riverside Waste Authority (WRWA).
Any complaints/enquiries regarding the services provided at the sites should be made directly to WRWA.
For further information please visit the WRWA website www.wrwa.gov.uk.
There are two sites in the borough:
Smugglers Way
Wandsworth SW18 (Behind B&Q)
Phone: 020 8871 2788
Open:
Monday to Friday from 9am to 4pm
Saturday from 8am to 6pm
Sunday from 8am to 5pm
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Cringle Street
Battersea, SW8 (Off Nine Elms Lane)
Phone: 020 7622 1046
Open: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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Recycling facilities
The sites offer a wide range of facilities for recycling. Please try and recycle as much of your rubbish as possible - it will help to sort out recyclable items before you go to the tip. recycling facilities at the Smugglers Way site include car and household batteries, furniture (re-useable and unbroken), garden waste, inkjet cartridges, engine oil, TVs and computers, electrical appliances, fridges and freezers, garden tools, rubble, sand, scrap metal, soil and wood along with the paper, glass, cans, textiles and books that can also be recycled at our recycling sites across the borough.
Please refer to Western Riverside Waste Authority for exact details of services provided.
Register to tip - use of vehicles
You can take your car to either of the sites free of charge. If you are going to be using a van for disposing of your own household waste, you will need to register your details, including the vehicle registration number, your address and the date you plan visit here. Alternatively please contact waste services on (020) 8871 8558.
If using a van, you must also bring with you the following items:
- A recent household bill or your driving licence
- A note of the make, model and registration number of the van
- Vehicle registration or hire agreement documents
- Something with your signature on (driving licence, credit card or passport)
Please note
- Registration must take place 24 hours in advance.
- Vehicles will only be registered to tip non-commercial refuse
- To tip any refuse generated from a business a payment must be made at the WRWA weigh-bridge
- It can be a criminal offence to misuse a free tipping docket or tip commercial refuse without payment
- A video record may be made of anyone registering to tip
Contact WRWA
All enquiries regarding services provided at the civic amenity sites should be addressed to Western Riverside Waste Authority on (020) 8871 2788 or refer to their website at www.wrwa.gov.uk.
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