Recycling centres in Colchester

Colchester Recycling Centre

View Colchester Recycling Centre at Shrub End Road, CO3 4RN. Check opening times, booking or permit rules, accepted items and nearby alternatives before you travel.

Colchester Recycling Centre is the main recycling centre serving Colchester. Check address, opening times, booking or permit rules and accepted items before you travel. Official source details from Community data are linked below with nearby alternatives and item-specific disposal routes.

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  • Colchester
  • Last checked 2026-04-20

What this place accepts and requires

  • Exact place: Colchester Recycling Centre in Colchester.
  • Operator: Colchester City Council.
  • Opening hours: Check current opening times locally before travelling.
  • Booking or permit rule: no booking requirement is confirmed in Binmap.
  • Vehicle rule: no specific vehicle restriction is confirmed in Binmap.
  • Pedestrian access: not confirmed in Binmap.
  • Accepted items summary: Household batteries and Glass bottles and jars.
  • Source: mapped/open-data listing.

Access notes

  • Chargeable waste may apply.

Nearby recycling centres

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Maldon Recycling Centre

12 miles away. Accepts Household batteries, Clothes, Shoes. Run by Veolia Environmental Services ( U K ) Plc. Opening times listed

Braintree Recycling Centre

14 miles away. Accepts Household batteries, Clothes, Glass bottles and jars. Run by Veolia Environmental Services. Opening times listed

Last checked: 20 Apr 2026

Source: mapped/open-data listing

Coverage: 2 accepted-item tags ยท 15 nearby alternatives

Before you travel to Colchester Recycling Centre

  • Colchester Recycling Centre is a specific mapped place page with accepted items, access notes, source-backed details and nearby alternatives.
  • Exact place: Colchester Recycling Centre in Colchester.
  • Operator: Colchester City Council.
  • Opening hours: Check current opening times locally before travelling.

What the linked source pages say

  • This listing is currently backed by mapped/open-data details rather than a direct operator URL.
  • The source types attached here include open data directory.
  • Binmap last checked this listing on 20 Apr 2026.
  • The operator shown here is Colchester City Council.

Accepted items

  • Household batteries
  • Glass bottles and jars

Why this page is useful

  • Binmap combines the official centre details with nearby alternatives and item-specific disposal routes.

Place types

  • Recycling centres
  • Battery recycling points
  • Glass bottle banks

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