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Building materials

Can I recycle?

Building materials are not collected as part of your recycling or rubbish collection.

Building materials such as asbestos, plasterboard and rubble can be taken to some of our Household Waste and Recycling Centres. A free allowance limit is in place for this waste stream and a charge may apply.

Find out more about building material disposal 

Commercial building materials cannot enter Household Waste and Recycling Centres.

If you own a business, you need to arrange a recycling/waste collection through a waste company.Find out more about commercial waste

Useful information 

Household Waste and Recycling Centres 

View our Household Waste Recycling Centres to find

  • location maps
  • opening times
  • materials accepted

You can also find your nearest centre by entering your postcode on our my area page.

For safety reasons, no public pedestrian access is allowed through the entrance or exit gates at any of our household waste recycling centres.

Only waste from households in Cornwall can be taken to these sites. Commercial waste is not accepted at any recycling centre.

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