Abbey Road Household Reuse & Recycling Centre 

Brent Council provides a Re-use and Recycling Centre for residents who want to recycle or dispose of bulky items and general household rubbish. Please note that there are charges to bring certain types of waste to the site. Please read below for more details.

All residents are encouraged to book ahead of their visit to Abbey Road Reuse & Recycling Centre to avoid the queue. Please visit book.westlondonwaste.gov.uk/brent to make a booking. You will be able to book into a slot if you turn up without a prior booking but please note that you may experience some delays.

Capacity from Monday 21 March

Walking and cycling

• 25 slots for 08:00 to 12:00 and 25 slots 12:00 to 16:00.

Vans

• 60 minute slots from 08.00 until 14:00, then a 30 minute slot from 15.00 to 15.30

Cars

• Total of 400 slots available to book
  • New wider time slot of 08.00 to 12.00 with 230 places available to book
  • New wider time slot of 12.00 to 15.45 with 170 places available to book

To make a booking , please use this link book.westlondonwaste.gov.uk/brent.

For Abbey Road FAQ’s please see this document  –  Abbey Road FAQ's (1687 downloads)

Abbey Road Reuse and Recycling Centre

Abbey Road
London
NW10 7TJ

Make the most of your visit

• To keep staff and users of the site safe and well there are site rules in place. These are displayed on signs at Abbey Road.  Please follow these and the instructions of our staff. If these rules are not followed, you will be asked to leave the site.
• We have a zero tolerance approach to verbal and physical abuse of our staff. Please respect our staff, they are working to make this service available to you.
• Sorting your items before arrival will make your visit quicker and will help us reuse and recycle as much as possible. We are now collecting some items for reuse and redistribution to local community groups/activities including laptops, some furniture, baby items and bicycles.  Ask staff for more details.
• Containers for each material are clearly marked at the site. Please sort your items in to the correct containers.
• You are responsible for unloading items from your vehicle so only bring what you can lift. If you have bulky items, please book a bulky waste collection service through your Council or our ‘Any junk Service’

• Charges apply for some items, including Construction and Demolition waste.
• If you bring children to site you must ensure they are supervised at all times, this may mean remaining in your car with an appropriate adult.
• We are continuing to sanitise and clean the handrails and bins on site.  We recommend you clean your hands after touching any items or containers.

Site Address & Opening Times

Abbey Road
London
NW10 7TJ

Monday, Thursday-Sunday: 8am – 4pm*

Tuesday and Wednesday: CLOSED

Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day: CLOSED

*NB – If you are paying to dispose of your waste, please make sure that you arrive at the site and complete payment before 3.30pm.

Charges for use of the site

Charges apply to residents bringing certain types of items to this HRRC. As a general guide, a charge will apply for the type of items that you wouldn’t take with you when moving house, e.g. waste created by building and landscaping works. Please visit HRRC Charges page for more information.

• All building and demolition material including plasterboard, tiles, windows, doors, timber and wooden flooring
• Bricks, rubble, stones and hardcore
• Bathroom suites and fittings
• Fencing, sheds and paving
• Kitchen units, sinks and fittings
• Soil and turf

If you are unsure whether the items you have taken to the site attract a charge, please ask staff before you start unloading your vehicle.

Charge amount

All the items shown above will be subject to a charge of £160 a tonne. To calculate the charge your vehicle will be weighed when you arrive and when you’re ready to leave. Payment can only be made by a major Debit or Credit Card. Cash and cheques are NOT accepted.

• A minimum charge of £16.00 applies for up to 100kg brought in a car
• A minimum charge of £32.00 applies for up to 200kg brought in any other vehicle
• If you bring bonded asbestos the charge is £290 per tonne, with a minimum charge of £58. Click here for more information.

If you are bringing in a lot of mixed items including chargeable materials everything will be subject to the charges. If you sort the items into chargeable and not chargeable before coming to the HRRC you can avoid paying a charge on everything and only pay for the weight of the chargeable items.

Upon arrival, please speak to a member of staff and inform them that you have chargeable items. They will direct you to the weighbridge to weigh your vehicle (this will be on the left side of the small single storey building in front of the site entrance). When you leave the site after you unloaded items, your vehicle needs to be weighed again and a site staff member will direct you where to go. The charge is calculated based on the difference between weight at arrival and departure.

Vans

Any resident who brings recycling and waste from their home in a van or other vehicle that would normally be used for commercial purposes MUST provide two forms of identification. If you cannot provide suitable IDs you will either be asked to leave without leaving your items or a charge will be made for the full load in accordance with the trade waste charge of £165 per tonne. Please bring:

• Current/valid photo ID from a recognized agency (i.e. Passport, UK Photo Card Driving Licence, UK Government ID card or similar); and
• A recent utility bill (no more than 4 months old and please note that mobile phone bills are not acceptable) or your current council tax bill. Whatever is produced must show your current home address, the one where the waste you’re bringing comes from.

Traders arriving in a van please bring a hi-vis vest as you will be directed to use the transfer station. The charge to buy a hi-vis vest is £5.

Businesses

All businesses wishing to dispose or recycle waste will have to pay a fee, the charge paid is based on the weight of the items. Details of the charges can be found on our trade customers webpage.

For More Information

For more information about the charges please read our answers page and contact us. To find out more about what can be recycled please visit the Brent Council website.