Oldham
There is one Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) in Oldham. The HWRC is open all year round and are only closed on Christmas day and New Year's day.
The Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) at Chandos Street, Shaw has now closed permanently. Please visit an alternative site.
Arkwright Street, Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC), Oldham
What you can recycle here:
Asbestos, Batteries, Books, Cans, Cardboard, Cell Batteries, Chemicals, Computer Monitors, Fluorescent Tubes, Fridge/Freezer, Gas Bottles, Glass, Green Waste, Laptops, Non Ferrous Scrap, Oil (engine and cooking), Paper, Plastic Bottles, Rubble, Scrap Metal, TVs, Tyres, WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Wood.
This site has a height barrier of 2 metres (approx 6ft 6inches)
Address:
Arkwright Street
Oldham
OL9 9LZ
Tel: 0161 652 2446
Opening Times (7 days a week)
Summer - 8:00am – 8:00pm
Winter - 8:00am – 6:00pm
Please note:
Summer opening times 8am - 8pm apply between the following dates:
27th March - October 29th 2011
Winter opening times 8am - 6pm apply between the following dates:
October 30th 2011 - March 25th 2012
- For further information on Arkwright Street HWRC please see the press release It’s all new at Arkwright Street Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC), Oldham.
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All of the HWRC facilities in Greater Manchester offer extra assistance to disabled users. For more information please contact GMWDA. |





