Witley Community Recycling Centre

Page contents

• Opening times
• Information for customers requiring assistance
• Contact details and map
• What you can bring
• What you cannot bring
• Restrictions (including Surrey resident scheme)
• Revive re-use shop

Site and Revive re-use shop opening times

• Monday to Friday - 8am to 4pm.
• Weekends - 9am to 4pm.
• The centre is open as usual on Bank Holidays with the exception of Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day when the centre is closed.

Revive re-use shop

The shop is currently only open at weekends and closed Monday to Friday.

Customers requiring assistance

If you require assistance for any reason, please ask a member of staff for help.

What you can bring

• Some waste is chargeable, before visiting Witley CRC please learn more about chargeable waste
• You can bring chargeable waste to Witley CRC
• Aerosols – If empty place in with cans. If still has contents, then could potentially be hazardous. Ask a member of staff where to place them
• Black bag waste – sent for Energy recovery
• Bottle tops – sent to various charities
• Cans (mixed) – sent for recycling
• Car batteries – sent for recycling
• Cardboard (mixed) – sent for recycling
• Carpet – recycling market limited
• CDs, Books and DVDs – sent to various charities
• Cooking oil – sent for recycling
• Engine oil – sent for recycling (maximum of 2 x 5 litre containers accepted per visit)
• Fluorescent tubes – sent for recycling
• Foil – no separate containers. Place in metal containers for recycling
• Furniture – if in good condition (please ask), maybe suitable for reuse in our 'Revive' shops. If not suitable, place wood-based furniture (including MDF/chipboard) into the wood container and furniture with a high metal content into the metal container. For all other furniture please seek advice on site
• Garden waste – sent for recycling
• Gas bottles – sent for recycling (separate containers)
• Glass bottles and jars - sent for recycling
• Gypsum based products/plasterboard (chargeable waste) – sent for recycling
• Hardcore and rubble (chargeable waste – separate containers) – sent for recycling
• Hard plastics - no current outlets for recycling (market dependant)
• Household batteries – sent for recycling
• Household/Garden chemicals – need to go in Hazardous Waste containers (ask a member of staff)
• Large electrical items (for example Fridge/Freezers) – sent for recycling
• Mattresses – Trial mattress recycling project. Place in separate container
• Metal (Ferrous/Non-ferrous) – sent for recycling
• Mobile phones – sent to various charities
• Small electrical items – sent for recycling
• Paint (water-based/emulsion only) - collected and transferred to the paint re-use shop at Guildford
• Paper and card (mixed) – sent for recycling
• Plastic bottles (mixed) – sent for recycling
• Printer cartridges – sent to various charities
• Spectacles – sent to various charities
• Tetra Pak cartons – sent for recycling
• Textile banks – sent for recycling
• TVs and Monitors – sent for recycling
• Tyres (chargeable waste) - sent for recycling
• Water filters – sent for recycling
• Wood/Timber – sent for recycling

What you cannot bring

• Asbestos.
• Business waste. (The nearest centre that does is Guildford).
• Petrol/Diesel – none of our CRCs have the appropriate licence to accept and store fuel.

Restrictions

Surrey resident scheme

This centre is now only accessible to Surrey residents. Please see details of the Surrey resident scheme.

Vehicles

Vans, pickups and trailers need a permit to access this centre.

If your permit does not show the registration number of your vehicle, you will also need to bring proof of residency in Surrey, and, if it is a hire vehicle, your hire documentation.

Visitors

• No pedestrian access allowed on to this site.
• Please ensure that all children under primary school age (Year 6) and pets always remain in the vehicle. Year 7 children and above need to be accompanied by an adult.

Revive re-use shop

The shop is currently only open at weekends and closed Monday to Friday.

Revive reuse shops sell pre-owned items for the home and garden, reducing waste and supporting local charities.

By donating and shopping at the Revive re-use shops you will be helping to:

• Reduce waste and the associated disposal costs.
• Maintain essential services within Surrey County Council as revenue raised in the shops is used to offset the running costs of the CRCs.
• Raise money for local charities (10% of net profit is donated to charity).