Recycling Sites in Swansea

There are 24 different locations across the City and County of Swansea where a variety of items can be recycled. The tables below detail what can be recycled in your area.

Click on the site name to view a location map (this link will open in a new browser window). Where available the full address of each site is also included.

Please note that the opening times of the Community Recycling Sites have changed. For details see below. Further information on the sites can also be found at the bottom of this page.

Community Recycling Sites

Llansamlet Community Recycling Site (link to map), Ferryboat Close, Swansea Enterprise Park, Llansamlet, Swansea, SA6 8QN

Aluminium foil, batteries, bicycles, books, cans, cardboard, carpets, cooking oil, Divan bed bases, small electrical goods, fridges, fluorescent tubes and energy saving light bulbs, gas cylinders, glass, green waste, inkjet/toner cartridges,large domestic appliances(Cookers, Washing Machines, Dishwashers etc), mattresses, mixed plastic, mobile phones, paint and household chemicals, paper, polystyrene, scrap metal, shoes, televisions and monitors, Tetra Pak cartons, textile/clothes, waste engine oil. windows/plate glass, wood,

Clyne Community Recycling Site (link to map), Derwen Fawr Road, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8DU

Aluminium foil, batteries(household only), books, cans, cardboard, carpets, cooking oil, small electrical goods, fluorescent tubes and energy saving light bulbs, gas cylinders, glass, green waste, inkjet/toner cartridges, large domestic appliances(Cookers, Washing Machines, Dishwashers etc NOT fridges/ freezers), mattresses, mixed plastic, mobile phones, paper, polystyrene, scrap metal,shoes,televisions and monitors, Tetra Pak cartons, textile/clothes, windows/plate glass, waste engine oil, wood.

Garngoch Community Recycling Site (link to map), Phoenix Way, Garngoch Industrial Estate, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 9WF

Aluminium foil, batteries (household only), cans, cardboard, cooking oil, small electrical goods, fluorescent tubes and energy saving light bulbs, gas cylinders, glass, green waste, inkjet/toner cartridges, mixed plastic, mobile phones, paper, scrap metal, shoes, televisions and monitors, Tetra Pak cartons, textile/clothes, waste engine oil, wood.

Penlan Community Recycling Site (link to map), Heol Gwyrosydd, Penlan, Swansea, SA5 7BS

Aluminium foil, batteries(household only), cans, cardboard, cooking oil, small electrical goods, fluorescent tubes and energy saving light bulbs, gas cylinders, glass, green waste, mixed plastic, paper, scrap metal, shoes, televisions and monitors, Tetra Pak cartons, textile/clothes, wood.

Tir John Community Recycling Site (link to map), Wern Fawr Road, St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8LN

Aluminium foil, batteries,cans, cardboard, small electrical goods, fluorescent tubes and energy saving light bulbs, gas cylinders, glass, green waste, mixed plastic, paper, plastic windows/doors,scrap metal, shoes, televisions and monitors, Tetra Pak cartons, textile/clothes, windows/plate glass, wood.

Recycling Sites

Site	Paper	Glass	Cans	Textiles	Shoes	Books	Batteries	Printer cartridges	Tetra Pak
Asda (link to map), Heron Way, Morriston, SA6 8PS	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	.	.	.
Caswell Bay Car Park (link to map), Caswell Road, Caswell	.	Y	Y	.	.	.	.	.	.
Dunvant Cycle Track Car Park (link to map), Walters Row, Dunvant	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	.	.	.	.
Griffith John Street Flats (link to map), Griffith John Street, Dyfatty, SA1 2BW	Y	Y	Y	.	.	.	.	.	.
Matthew Street Flats (link to map), Matthew Street, Dyfatty, SA1 1PY	Y	Y	Y	.	.	.	.	.	.
Paxton Street Car Park (link to map), Bathurst Street, Maritime Quarter, SA1 3SA (next to Civic Centre)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	.	.	.
Penyrheol Leisure Centre (link to map), Pontardulais Road, Gorseinon, SA4 4FG	Y	Y	Y	.	.	.	.	.	.
Quarry Car Park (link to map), Mumbles Road, Mumbles, SA3 4BX	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	.	Y	.
Sainsburys (link to map), Quay Parade, City Centre SA1 8JA	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	.	Y	Y
Sketty Lane Car Park (link to map), Mumbles Road, Sketty	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	.	.	.
Tesco, Llansamlet (link to map), Nantyffin Road, Llansamlet, SA7 9RD	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	.	Y	Y	.
Tesco, Fforestfach (link to map), Pontardulais Rd, Fforestfach SA5 4BA	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	.	.
Water Street Car Park (link to map), Water Street, Pontardulais	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	.	.	.	.
West End Playing Field Car Park (link to map), Park Road, Penclawdd, SA4 3LE	.	Y	Y	.	.	.	.	.	.
Ynystawe Park (link to map), Park Road, Ynystawe, SA6 5BP	.	Y	Y	.	.	.	.	.	.

Make your efforts count by placing things in the proper containers.

When you save your recyclable materials to take to one of the many recycling points across the county make sure you put all the materials into the proper containers. We do our utmost to make sure all the containers are emptied regularly but if any of them are full please take the material away and return on another day. If you leave bags of recyclable materials on the ground around the banks or on top of banks it will be collected by our cleansing crews and end up in landfill.

Opening Times

From Tuesday 6 December 2011 all Community Recycling Sites will be open 7 days a week from 8.30am - 5pm

All Community Recycling Sites are closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.

DIY projects at home?

Most of us undertake small DIY projects at home at some point or another with varying degrees of success! You will be left wondering what to do with the waste. Up to 3 small bags of rubble can now be taken free of charge to either Llansamlet, Tir John or Clyne Community Recycling Sites. Please note – only a maximum of 3 small bags of rubble can be taken to these sites at any one visit.

Please check the list of all the sites on these pages for a comprehensive list of materials accepted at them.

If a builder does the work he should either include the cost of a skip in the quote or take away the waste with him when he's finished. Please make sure he is a reputable builder and has the necessary licence to carry and dispose of this type of waste. If he is reputable, he won't mind showing you.

If you have certain items like doors, radiators, sinks, taps etc that are in good condition why not try swapping them or giving them away on the swap shop at www.swansea.gov.uk/swapshop.

For further information on recycling, please contact the recycling office on 01792 635600 or e-mail us at: recycling@swansea.gov.uk

This page last updated on February 14 2013