Recycling centres
Household waste recycling centres in Knowsley
Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority operates a number of
recycling centres across Merseyside. The Knowsley sites are based
in Huyton and Kirkby.
- Huyton Waste Recycling Centre, Ellis Ashton Street, Huyton
- Kirkby Waste Reception Centre, Depot Road, Kirkby
Materials accepted
- Car batteries
- Cooking oil
- Cardboard
- Carton Recycling / TetraPak
- Engine oil
- Garden waste and soil
- Paper
- Furniture and timber
- Rubble
- Scrap metal
- Textiles
- Drinks cans,
- Glass
- General waste
- Fridges and Freezers (Huyton only)
Visit the
Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority website for further
information.
Opening hours
From Saturday 1 October, 2011 until 31 March 2012, the centres
will be open from 8.00am until 5.00pm – changing from the summer
hours of 8.00am to 8.00pm.
Recycling Centre Van Permit Scheme
A Permit Scheme for van and commercial-type vehicles accessing
Knowsley’s Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) comes into
force on 1st January, 2011.
If you’re planning to use a van or large trailer to use Kirkby
or Huyton Household Waste Recycling Centres, you will need to apply
for a permit.
The vehicles which require a permit are: vans;
estate/hatchback/4x4/car with rear seats permanently removed and/or
blanked out side/rear windows; any ‘flatback’ or pick-up vehicle;
trailers between 2 and 3 metres long.
You do not need a permit if you are using a car, or a car with a
trailer that is less than 2 metres long.
You can apply for a permit by using one of the following
methods:
Recycling bring banks in Knowsley
Huyton
- Seel Arms Public House (paper)
- Huyton Hey Car Park (glass, cans, paper, textiles and
shoes)
- British Legion, Archway Road (glass)
- Huyton Park Public House, St. Johns Road (glass, paper)
- Huyton Leisure Centre, Roby Road (glass, cans)
- Wilson road Lay-by (paper)
- Asda (cans, paper, textiles and shoes, carton
recycling/TetraPak)
Halewood
- Dales Country Club, Okell Drive (clear glass, paper)
- Eagle and Child Public House, Church Road (clear glass,
textiles and shoes)
- Holy Family Church, Macketts Lane (paper)
- Higher road Lay-by (glass cans, paper, textiles and shoes,
carton recycling / TetraPak)
- Brickwall Public House, Netherly road (textiles and shoes)
- Camberely Medical Centre, Camberely Drive (paper)
- Halewood Leisure Centre, Bailey's Lane (paper)
Kirkby
- McDonalds Car Park, Irlam Drive (glass, cans, paper)
- Marko, Hornhouse Lane (paper)
- Kingfisher Public House, Bewley Drive (glass)
- Kirkby Leisure Centre, Cherryfield Drive (glass, cans)
- The Navy Club, Kirkby Town Centre (cans)
- Falcon Public House, Bewley Drive (glass, paper)
- Centre 63, Old Hall Lane (paper)
Prescot
- Car Park, Mill Street (glass)
- Cyprus Street Car Park (cans, paper)
- Tesco Store, Unit 1, Cables Retail Park, Steley Way (glass,
cans, paper, textiles and shoes, carton recycling / TetraPak)
- St.Lukes Church, Shaw Lane (paper)
- Warrington Road, near Pennington Gardens (paper)
Stockbridge Village
- The Croft, off Waterpark Drive (cans)
- St Alberts Church (clear glass, cans)
Whiston
- Whiston Willis CP, Milton Avenue (textiles, shoes)
- The Village Hotel, Fallows Way (glass, paper)
- Paradise Lane Car Park, Stadt Moers (paper)