What you can take to the household waste recycling centre

Our household waste recycling centres can only be used by Barnsley and Doncaster residents to dispose of household waste. You need to have a recycling centre pass or make a booking to use them.

Before taking any waste to the recycling centre, it makes it easier if you separate it into the following types so it's ready to dispose of in the correct skip:

Asbestos (small amounts accepted at Worsbrough only - see below for details)
Batteries - household
Batteries - car
Books/CDs (media)
Cans
Car oil
Cardboard
Chemicals/pesticides - household only (accepted at Worsbrough only - see below for details)
Coffee pods
Cooking oil
Electrical items - large
Electrical items - small
Fire extinguishers (up to 1kg)
Fluorescent tubes and bulbs (domestic only)
Fridges and freezers (domestic only)
Gas cylinders - domestic only (these should be returned to the manufacturer if possible)
Glass bottles and jars
Green garden waste
Ink and toner cartridges
Mattresses
Metal
Paint/emulsion (water-based only)
Paper
Plasterboard (small amounts accepted at Worsbrough only - see below for details)
Plastics - hard
Plastic bottles
Reuse (items suitable to be rehomed)
Sofas, chairs and other upholstered seating
Soil and rubble from small DIY projects (a car boot full)
Televisions
Textiles and shoes
Vapes
Wood and chipboards

If the item you want to dispose of isn't listed, check our A-Z of household waste and recyclable items to see if it's accepted and the skip to put it in.

Items with batteries and flammable liquids

You must remove all batteries and flammable liquids from items before disposal. Fire lighters and batteries left in toys, games controllers, TV remotes and mobile phones can cause fires at recycling and waste treatment centres.

Many shops which sell batteries have containers to dispose of old ones. There are also separate areas for them at our recycling centres. Find out more about recycling batteries.

Additional waste accepted at Worsbrough only

The following additional items are also accepted at Worsbrough recycling centre:

Small amounts of clean plasterboard. Any material bonded to the plasterboard must be removed before disposal. In most cases this material can be put in a different recycling skip.
Household chemicals/pesticides. You need to make a hazardous waste booking online before visiting, and can make a maximum of two bookings per year. See how to dispose of hazardous waste for more details.
Small amounts of asbestos (terms apply). You need to make an asbestos booking online before visiting. See how to dispose of hazardous waste for details of how you must prepare and package the asbestos before disposal.

Waste not accepted at any of our recycling centres

We don't accept the following items at any of our recycling centres, including but not limited to:

vehicle parts
large amounts of building/construction waste or soil (if you have more than a car boot full you should hire a skip)
large amounts of asbestos (eg from renovation work) - this is hazardous waste and you should find a specialist removal company who will take it away for you
excessive amounts of waste