The period after Christmas and the build-up to the New Year could be seen as an opportunity to do some chores and get rid of a number of waste items, and that's where the Colchester Recycling Centre can step in.

If you're looking to recycle your Christmas tree or other garden waste, glass, mattresses, paint, pesticide and a whole host of other items then this is the place to go if you live in the Colchester area.

It is located on Maldon Road and these are its opening times for the period after Christmas Eve up until the New Year.

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What are the Christmas and New Year opening times for Colchester Recycling Centre?

Saturday, December 24: 9am to 1pm

Sunday, December 25: Closed

Monday, December 26: Closed

Tuesday, December 27: 9am to 4pm

Wednesday, December 28: 9am to 4pm

Thursday, December 29: 9am to 4pm

Friday, December 30: 9am to 4pm

Saturday, December 31: 9am to 1pm

Sunday, January 1: Closed

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What can you get rid of at Recycling Centres?

  • Glass
  • Garden waste
  • Mobile phones
  • Furniture
  • Batteries
  • Paint
  • Cooking Oil
  • Paper
  • Scrap metal
  • Ceramics
  • Rubble
  • Textiles & shoes
  • Fluorescent tubes
  • Large domestic appliances (e.g. fridges, freezers, washing machines)
  • Small electric appliances (e.g. microwaves, toasters, irons, kettles)
  • TVs and monitors
  • Wood
  • Plasterboard 
  • Mattresses
  • Printer cartridges

This is not an exhaustive list of items that can be sent to the recycling centre.

What you cannot bring to recycling centres

  • Asbestos
  • Business waste
  • Chemical waste 
  • Clinical waste
  • Dead animals
  • Fireworks, ammunition and explosives
  • Fuel
  • Gas cylinders
  • Japanese knotweed

You must arrange a separate collection or disposal of these items.