Monmouthshire tips and recycling centres
Monmouthshire County Council runs 3 household waste recycling centres.
Opening times
| Tip | Open |
|---|---|
| Five Lanes (Caerwent) (book first) | Mon and Tue 8am to 4pm; Fri to Sun 8am to 4pm |
| Llanfoist (Abergavenny) (book first) | Mon 8am to 4pm; Thu to Sun 8am to 4pm |
| Mitchel Troy (Monmouth) (book first) | Wed to Sun 8am to 4pm |
What Monmouthshire tips take
Batteries (car) · Batteries (household) · Beds · Books · Cans and tins · Cardboard · Chemicals (Household) · Computers, printers and other IT equipment · Engine oil · Fluorescent lighting/low energy bulbs · Freezers · Fridges · Garden waste · Glass bottles and jars · Mattresses · Oil (cooking) · Paints (internal and external), varnish, white spirits · Paper, magazines and junk mail · Plasterboard · Plastic bottles and packaging containers · Rubble (including bricks and ceramics) · Scrap metal · Small electrical appliances (other) · Sofas/settees/couches · Televisions · Textiles (clothes, shoes) · Wood and timber (includes chipboard) · Asbestos · Cookers · Dishwashers · Gas cylinders (empty only) · Large electrical appliances (other) · Tumble dryers · Washing machines
Listed for most Monmouthshire tips. Each tip's page says what it takes.
Vans, trailers and permits
- Vans can visit with a van/trailer booking (limited numbers per day; one visit a week; unload within 15 minutes). Tipper vans are not allowed.
- Trailers up to 6x4 ft with a van/trailer booking; no double-axle trailers.
Before you visit any Monmouthshire tip
- For Monmouthshire residents only.
- Unsorted black-bag waste is not accepted; you will be asked to open and sort bags.
- DIY waste is limited to five bags or a small car boot load per visit, two visits a month.
- Tyres and car parts are not accepted (car batteries are).
- Engine oil: maximum 7 litres per visit.
Bin collection days nearby
Read from monmouthshire.gov.uk on 2 October 2026.