Plastic plant pots

What do I do with it?

Recycle at home, at a garden centre or at a recycling centre.

• non-black plastic plant pots that can be squashed by hand (not rigid) and are no larger than items like a 6-pint milk bottle, can go in your red recycling bag

• most garden centres will accept used plastic plant pots for reuse or recycling

• clean plastic plant pots can be taken to one of the below Household Waste and Recycling Centres with a container for bulky plastics

  • Bude

  • Connon Bridge

  • Falmouth

  • Helston

  • Launceston

  • Newquay

  • Pool

  • St. Austell

  • St. Day

  • St. Erth

  • Truro

Household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs)

We have 14 Household Waste and Recycling Centres across Cornwall. You can find opening times and a list of accepted items for each site using the button below.

Find out more about HWRCs

You can find your nearest HWRC by entering you postcode on our My Area page. 

You need to book a slot to visit some sites.

 Find your collection day 

My collection day

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