Garth Road Household Reuse and Recycling Centre

Opening times

Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

Christmas Eve: closes at 12 noon.

Open bank holidays

Last entry 30 minutes before closing

Vans, cars with trailers and large vehicles: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 1.30pm, Saturday 9am to midday, closed Sundays and bank holidays

Vans, trailers and permits

• Vans: Vans (including hire vans), pick-ups and minibuses must book; up to 12 visits a year and 250kg per six months; max van height 6ft 4in. Vehicles over 3.5 tonnes or 5 metres, Lutons and tippers are not allowed.
• Trailers: Cars with trailers must book (combined length under 5 metres).

What Garth Road takes

Bikes · Books · Bric-a-brac · Furniture · Batteries · Cans · Cardboard · Carpet (hessian backed only) · Cartons · Compact fluorescent light bulbs · DVDs · Electrical items and appliances · Engine oil · Glass bottles and jars · Green waste · Hardcore, rubble and soil · Mattresses · Mobile phones · Paint tins (paint must be dry) · Paper · Plasterboard · Printer cartridges · Scrap metal · Spectacles · Textiles and shoes · Vapes · White goods · Wood and timber

Before you visit

• Merton residents only: bring a recent council tax statement or driving licence.
• Pedestrians and cyclists hand items to staff at the gate; no booking needed.
• Hardcore, rubble and soil: small quantities only, up to six 80-litre bags per vehicle every six months.
• Not accepted: asbestos, commercial or clinical waste, hazardous waste (chemicals, liquid paint, tyres, fuel), commercial fridges.

Nearest other tips

• Kimpton Park Way (Sutton) 1.3 km, Sutton
• Villiers Road 4.9 km, Kingston
• Epsom 5.3 km, Surrey
• Factory Lane (West Croydon) 8.1 km, Croydon
• Purley Oaks (South Croydon) 9.7 km, Croydon