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Shredded paper

Can I recycle it?

Shredded paper can be recycled as part of your recycling collection.

Place the shredded paper into a tied carrier bag and place in with your paper recycling.

Which container?

Household paper sack (blue sack)

When is my collection day?

Check your collection day

Useful information

Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC)

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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