Waste and recycling sites
Details about Saffron Walden household waste recycling site and where to find local glass and textile recycling banks.
Saffron Walden recycling centre
Saffron Walden recycling centre for household waste and can be found on Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden, CB10 2UP.
The centre is run by Essex County Council,
Booking for vans pick-up or trailers
You will need to book a slot in advance to visit an Essex recycling centre in a van, pick-up or a vehicle towing a trailer with more than one axle.
You can book your slot to visit a recycling centre on the Love Essex website up to 2 weeks in advance.
There is further information on the recycling centre booking system for vans on the the Love Essex website.
Opening hours
16 October to end of February - 9am to 4pm every day
1 March to 15 October - 9am to 5pm every day
Closed
Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve the centre is closed from 1pm
Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day the centre is closed all day
Other recycling centres in Essex
Essex County Council run a number of other recycling centres in Essex.
Local recycling sites
In addition, there are a number of places across Uttlesford where you can take recyclable textiles and glass.
Aythorpe Roding
Axe & Compasses PH CM6 1PP
Textiles: No
Shoes: No
Mixed recycling including glass: Yes
Birchanger
Birchwood/Wood Lane CM23 5QJ
Textiles: No
Shoes: No
Mixed recycling including glass: Yes
Clavering
Cricketers PH CB11 4QT
Textiles: No
Shoes: No
Mixed recycling including glass: Yes
Great Dunmow
White Street Car Park CM6 1AZ
Textiles: No
Shoes: No
Mixed recycling including glass: No
Great Dunmow
Tesco CM6 1SF
Textiles: No
Shoes: No
Mixed recycling including glass: Yes
Farnham
Village Hall CM23 1HT
Textiles: No
Shoes: No
Mixed recycling including glass: Yes
Great Chesterford
Village Hall Car Park CB10 1NS
Textiles: Yes
Shoes: Yes
Mixed recycling including glass: No
High Easter
Village Hall CM1 4QR
Textiles: No
Shoes: No
Mixed recycling including glass: Yes
High Roding
The Black Lion PH CM6 1NT
Textiles: Yes
Shoes: Yes
Mixed recycling including glass: Yes
Little Hallingbury
The George CM22 7PP
Textiles: No
Shoes: No
Mixed recycling including glass: Yes
Little Walden
The Crown PH CB10 1XA
Textiles: No
Shoes: No
Mixed recycling including glass: Yes
Newport
Railway Station Car Park CB11 3PL
Textiles: Yes
Shoes: Yes
Mixed recycling including glass: No
Rickling
Cricketers Arms CB11 3YG
Textiles: No
Shoes: No
Mixed recycling including glass: No
Saffron Walden
Council Offices CB11 4ER
Textiles: No
Shoes: No
Mixed recycling including glass: Yes
Saffron Walden
Tesco CB10 2JP
Textiles: Yes
Shoes: Yes
Mixed recycling including glass: Yes
Saffron Walden
Lord Butler Leisure Centre CB11 3EG
Textiles: Yes
Shoes: Yes
Mixed recycling including glass: No
Stebbing
The White Hart PH CM6 3SQ
Textiles: No
Shoes: No
Mixed recycling including glass: Yes
Wendens Ambo
The Bell PH CB11 4JY
Textiles: No
Shoes: No
Mixed recycling including glass: Yes
Wendens Ambo
The Fighting Cocks CB11 4JN
Textiles: No
Shoes: No
Mixed recycling including glass: Yes
White Roding
Sports & Social Club CM6 1RS
Textiles: No
Shoes: No
Mixed recycling including glass: Yes
Widdington
Village Hall CB11 3SG
Textiles: No
Shoes: No
Mixed recycling including glass: Yes
Wimbish
Spar Shop CB10 2YA
Textiles: No
Shoes: No
Mixed recycling including glass: Yes
Using your bin
Uttlesford District council collects a wide variety of recyclable materials as part of the household collection service. For more information about what to put in your bins, go to the Three Bins Guide.
Additional information