Recycling banks

We provide recycling banks around the borough.

Do not leave excess recyclables around the recycling banks if you have a lot or because the banks are full - they will not be recycled.

Recycling bank locations

Location

Banks available

Cuffley, Maynard Place (library car park)

  • Glass
  • Paper and card 
  • Aluminium & steel cans
  • Textiles
  • Plastic bottles

Digswell, Digswell Park Road

  • Glass
  • Paper and card 
  • Aluminium & steel cans
  • Textiles
  • Plastic bottles

Hatfield, Birchwood Parade

  • Glass
  • Paper and card
Hatfield - District Centre (Parkhouse Court)
  • Glass
  • Paper and card 
  • Aluminium & steel cans
  • Plastic bottles

Hatfield, Old Hatfield (Behind The Great Northern Pub)

this will be relocated to Batterdale car park from spring 2024

  • Glass

Hatfield, Roe Green Playing Fields (Roe Hill Hall Car Park)

  • Glass

Hatfield, Tesco (Oldings Corner)

  • Private recycling centre

Hatfield, Dog Kennel Lane (at the back of Boots)

  • Glass
  • Paper and card 
  • Aluminium & steel cans
  • Textiles
  • Plastic bottles

Lemsford, Village Hall

  • Glass

Welham Green, Community Centre

  • Glass 
  • Paper and card 
  • Aluminium & steel cans
  • Plastic bottles

Welwyn, Civic Centre

  • Glass
  • Paper and card
  • Aluminium & steel cans
  • Textiles
  • Plastic bottles

Welwyn Garden City, Haldens

  • Glass
  • Paper and card 
  • Aluminium & steel cans
  • Textiles
  • Plastic bottles

Welwyn Garden City, Hall Grove Shops

  • Glass
  • Paper and card 
  • Aluminium & steel cans
  • Textiles
  • Plastic bottles

Welwyn Garden City, Hollybush Lane

  • Glass
  • Paper and card
  • Aluminium & steel cans
  • Plastic bottles

Welwyn Garden City, Panshanger (Moors Walk Shops)

  • Glass
  • Paper and card 
  • Aluminium & steel cans
  • Textiles
  • Plastic bottles
Welwyn Garden City, Church Road, Sainsburys car park
  • Glass
  • Paper and card
  • Aluminium & steel cans

Welwyn Garden City, Shoplands

  • Glass
  • Paper and card
  • Aluminium & steel cans
  • Textiles
  • Plastic bottles

Welwyn Garden City, Waitrose

  • Glass
  • Paper and card 
  • Aluminium & steel cans
  • Textiles
  • Plastic bottles

Welwyn Garden City, Woodhall Shopping Centre

  • Glass
  • Paper and card
  • Aluminium & steel cans
  • Textiles
  • Plastic bottles

Welwyn Garden City, The Woodman Car Park

  • Glass
  • Paper and card

 

What can be recycled at recycling banks

Paper and card

Yes No
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • Catalogues
  • Greetings cards
  • White envelopes (including ones with windows)
  • Phonebooks
  • Junk mail
  • Brown cardboard
  • Grey cardboard (for example cereal boxes)
  • Cardboard egg boxes
  • Brown paper
  • Brown envelopes
  • Juice cartons

Glass

Rinse your glass containers before placing them in the recycling bins. Bottles and jars should be sorted by colour (small amounts of blue glass can go in the green bottle bank).

Do not use the bottle banks late at night or early morning as the noise could disturb nearby residents.

Yes No
  • Bottles
  • Jars
  • Window panes
  • Drinking glasses
  • Pyrex dishes
  • Light bulbs

Metal

Crush cans where possible so more can fit into the banks.

Yes No
  • Aluminium cans
  • Steel cans/tins
  • Clean foil
  • Aerosols
  • Juice cartons

Textiles

Yes No
  • Clothes
  • Paired Shoes
  • Belts
  • Handbags
  • Curtains
  • Towels
  • Bed Linen
  • Carpet,
  • Quilts/Duvets
  • Rugs

Plastic bottles

Rinse plastic bottles before placing them in the recycling bins. Crush plastic bottles (remove lids) where possible so more can fit into the banks.

Yes No
  • fizzy drinks bottles
  • milk bottles
  • detergent bottles
  • squash bottles
  • shampoo bottles
  • Plastic in any other form

Find your nearest recycling bank

To find your nearest recycling bank, type in your postcode, then select the 'local knowledge' option from the top left menu.

Search for recycling banks on the community map