Hampshire County Council provide and manage the Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) located in Grange Road, Gosport. You can take a variety of items here to be recycled or disposed of correctly. These include:
- Furniture
- Wood and timber
- Garden Waste
- Scrap Metal
- Car Batteries and household batteries
- Paint
- Soil, rubble and DIY waste (limited quantities)
- Electrical items and lightbulbs
For information on the Gosport HWRC and what you can and cannot take to this site, please contact Hampshire County Council on 0845 603 5634 or visit www.hants.gov.uk/recycling.
Hazardous Waste:
Some household waste is classed as hazardous and must be taken to a specially licensed HWRC site. The nearest licenced sites are at Port Solent and Segensworth.
Examples of hazardous waste include household products such as white spirit, paint brush cleaners,
de-scalers, stain removers, household batteries, fluorescent light tubes,
photographic chemicals, drain cleaners and oven cleaners. Garden
products such as pesticides, insecticides, lawn treatments, fungicides,
weed killers and wood preservatives (e.g. Creosote). Car maintenance products such as
antifreeze, brake fluid and lubricants.
Household electrical items such as fridges and freezers, energy saving light bulbs, fluorescent light tubes, household batteries and televisions are accepted at all of the HWRCs, including Gosport.
To visit the hazardous waste information page please click here.
Gosport HWRC Opening hours
8am-7pm from 1 April to 30 September
8am-4pm from 1 October to 31 March
Directions (Online Map)
Heading south along Grange Road, the site is signposted on the right opposite
the sports ground before the roundabout.
Approaching from the B3333 (Portsmouth Road), take the second exit from the
roundabout into Grange Road. The site is signposted on the left opposite the
sports ground.
Permits
To find out more about the new permit scheme for vehicles, and to apply for a permit, please contact Hampshire County Council using the above information.
Bulky Waste Collections
If you are unable to visit the HWRC and have a bulky household waste item to dispose of, Gosport Borough Council provides a collection service for a charge. Please phone Streetscene on 08000 198 598 to find out more, or click here for more information.
Please note Gosport Borough Council cannot collect items containing or treated with hazardous waste through the Bulky Waste Service. Please take these items to a specially licensed hazardous waste HWRC (see above), or alternatively ensure these are collected by a suitably licensed contractor. Householders have a duty of care to ensure their waste is suitably disposed of. For more information please visit the Environment Agency website by clicking here.
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