Environment

People in Shropshire are being urged to make a special effort to recycle more. The county throws away a huge amount of rubbish and waste bosses want to improve on the 38% recycling and composting rates.

The area has nine Household Recycling Centres at which you can recycle up to 20 different types of waste, including paper, cans, glass, plastic bottles, batteries, cardboard, electrical items and garden waste.

Shropshire Waste Partnership provides Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) at:

Shrewsbury, Vanguard Way, Battlefield Enterprise Park
Bridgnorth, Lodge Farm, Barnsley Lane
Oswestry, Maesbury Road
Whitchurch, Waymills Civic Park,
Craven Arms, Long Lane Industrial Park

For more information call 0845 6789000

Opening times:
April to October 9am - 7pm weekdays,
9m - 6pm weekends and bank holidays

November to March 9am - 5pm daily, including weekends and bank holidays

Telford and Wrekin Council also caters for recycling, with four Community Recycling Centres (CRCs):

Newport, Springfield Industrial Estate
Granville, Red Hill, off the A5
Ketley, New Whitchurch Drive, A5223
Halesfield, Halesfield Industrial Estate

Opening times:
March to October 8am – 4pm daily, including weekends

November to February 8am – 4.30pm weekdays
10am – 3.30pm weekends and bank holidays

For more information call 01952 617171

Other recycling facilities

In addition to these larger plants, there are scores of bottle, glass, textile and aluminium banks in your local area available for public use throughout the year.

All parts of Shropshire now have some form of kerbside collection scheme in place. The service does not cover all residents and for more information please contact the relevant waste management office:

Shropshire Waste Partnership looks after services for North Shropshire, South Shropshire, Oswestry and Bridgnorth.
The Chancery
Abbey Lawns
Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
SY2 5DE

0845 678 9009
customerfirst@shropshire.gov.uk

Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council maintains services in the county town.
01743 281155
recycling@shrewsbury.gov.uk

Telford & Wrekin Council Environmental Maintenance Team
01952 384384
envmaintcs@telford.gov.uk