On this page: Details of what you can recycle and where, plus information about reporting a problem.
In addition to the items which are collected from homes in the orange recycling boxes, it's possible to take recyclable items and materials to recycling 'bring sites' at locations all over the Borough of Swindon.
What to Recycle
- Books
- Cans
- Foils
- Glass
- Low energy light bulbs
- Paper
- Plastic bottles
- Tetra Paks (food and drink cartons - e.g. orange juice cartons)
- Textiles
Not all bring sites cater for all materials. The table below shows what can be recycled where.
Where to Recycle
See also the location map (below).
| Brewery Street, Highworth |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Chapel Street, Gorse Hill |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Covingham Square |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Eldene Centre |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Ellendune Centre, Wroughton |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Even Swindon Community Centre |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Freshbrook Centre |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Haydon Wick Community Centre |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Homebase, Bridgemead |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Homebase, Greenbridge |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Hooper's Place, Old Town |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Household Waste Recycling Centre, Cheney Manor (3) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Lawn Community Centre, Guildford Avenue |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Liden Centre |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Newburgh Place, Highworth |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Orbital Centre, North Swindon |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes(4) |
| Potter and Sons, Westmead |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes(5) |
| Prospect Place, Old Town |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Robert Dyas, 34 Regent Street |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Sainsbury's, Bridgemead |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Sainsbury's, Stratton |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tesco, Ocotal Way |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| West Swindon District Centre |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
(1) Tetra Paks are food and drink cartons (e.g. orange juice cartons)
(2) Recolight Bulbstore containers are provided for low energy light bulbs but not fluorescent tubes, and not business waste. It is important that the bulbs are placed in the containers, not beside them.
(3) Many other items are also recyclable here - please see Household Waste Recycling Centre
(4) In the Homebase store
(5) Please call 01793 619333 to arrange in advance
Bring Sites Location Map
Service Levels
We aim to keep the bring sites tidy and to empty them as and when required.
The control of fly tipping and littering at these sites varies between sites. You can visit the fly tipping and street cleaning pages to report such problems.
Request a Service or Report a Problem
You can do this in a number of ways:
Use our online problem reporting facility to let us know if the bring site facilities are overflowing. To use this, please follow the link to
Problem Reporting – Bring Sites.
By telephone to the StreetSmart Team at the Swindon Direct Contact Centre on 01793 445501. For details of the Contact Centre opening hours, please visit the
Swindon Direct web page.
In person, by visiting the Swindon Direct One-stop-shop. For details of the address and opening hours, please visit the
Swindon Direct web page.