Household waste and recycling
Doorstep collection
Your local district or borough council is responsible for collecting rubbish from your home. Waste and recycling collections vary between districts. The links below will help you find out more from your district council.
- Bin collections - what and when
- Report a missed bin collection
- Apply for special collection of large items
- Disposing of garden waste
Recycling
Hampshire County Council is responsible for recycling or disposing of the waste collected. We run Household Waste Recycling Centres, where you can take items for recycling. There are also many local recycling banks for bottles, clothes, shoes and more.
- Find your nearest Recycling Centre
- Find nearby bottle banks and other recycling facilities (Recycle Now website)
- What can I recycle? (Recycle for Hampshire website)
- Composting your kitchen waste
Commercial waste
Businesses are responsible for disposing of their own waste. Some district councils offer a paid-for waste collection service, or you can pay a waste management company or find a local organisation that can recycle your waste.
Our Recycling Centres cannot accept commercial or business waste.
- More about commercial waste
- Your waste responsibilities as a business (Businesslink website)
- Report fly tipping
Reporting litter and dumping
Your local district or borough council is responsible for dealing with most litter and fly-tipping problems.
- Report a fly-tipping problem
- Report a litter problem
- Report an abandoned vehicle
- Report animal fouling/dog dirt
101 - the police non-emergency number
You can also report fly-tipping, dumped cars and anti-social behaviour generally by phoning 101.
Further information
- Waste & recycling in Hampshire
- Minerals and waste - planning applications and policy
- Recycle Now - a national campaign to reduce landfill
- Recycle for Hampshire - advice on recycling for Hampshire residents