- Glass
- Paper
- Cans
- Textiles and shoes (now in Commercial Street car park, opposite)
- Card
- Mixed plastics
Recycling banks and centres
Prolonged closure of Swindon Road household recycling centre is now in place
Changing legislation and enhanced kerbside collection services have prompted a review of Cheltenham’s waste and recycling services. Cabinet members met on 26 November to discuss the future of the household recycling centre (HRC), which included agreeing a prolonged closure to the public whilst a full review of options takes place.
The last day that the site was open to the public before the prolonged closure was 10 January 2025.
Read the FAQs about the HRC review including alternative recycling options
Other household recycling centres
Visit the Gloucestershire Recycles website to find out about other recycling centres in the county.
Recycling banks
To complement recycling collections from home, there are a number of recycling bank locations across Cheltenham for recycling a greater variety of materials.
Plastic
You can recycle any plastic bottles, washed and squashed, such as shampoo, milk, detergent and bleach. A number of locations are now accepting mixed plastic - items such as yoghurt pots, margarine tubs, ice cream tubs, ready-meal trays and plastic fruit punnets as well as the full range of plastic bottles. However, this does not include any black-coloured plastic, plastic bags or cling film (or any other kind of film).
Card
You can recycle household cardboard only, which must be clean (no food contamination please) and folded flat.
Please place all items for recycling in the appropriate bin. If the containers look full please check, it is often the case that items just need to be pushed further in to the body of the bin. Please do not leave items outside the bin as this encourages fly tipping.
If a bank is full and needs emptying please let us know on 01242 264244.
Please remember to wash and squash any plastic bottles and rinse out your tins, cans and tubs!
There are multiple sites across the town that allow you to recycle your items. If the banks are full please do not leave any waste, instead we ask that you use one of the other sites available or alternatively use thekerbside collection service where possible.
Recycling bank locations and what can be recycled
- Textiles and shoes
- Textiles and shoes
- Cartons
- Paper
- Textiles and shoes
- Card
- Mixed plastics
- Textiles and shoes
- Textiles and shoes
- Glass
- Paper
- Cans
- Textiles and shoes
- Card
- Mixed plastics
- Textiles and shoes
- Card
- Mixed plastics
- Glass
- Paper
- Cans
- Card
- Mixed plastics
- Glass
- Cans
- Paper
- Textiles and shoes
- Mixed plastics
If you notice any fly-tipping then please visit the fly-tipping page for more information.
VHS recycling
Take any unwanted or disused VHS tapes to the The Butterfly Garden, Bamfurlong Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 6SL to be recycled.
The Butterfly Garden is a charity helping people of all ages with disabilities.
How to dispose of household asbestos
To arrange and discuss the disposal and handling of household asbestos, please visit the Gloucestershire Recycles asbestos pages for information.
Under no circumstances should the asbestos be broken up.
Waste Wizard
Unsure of how to dispose of your old and unwanted items? Our Waste Wizard can help! Enter your postcode, look up your item and find out if it can be recycled, if others could use it, or find your nearest repair café to give items a new lease of life.