Recycling points by area

The following sites are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Please note: some recycling points are located in housing estates so please be respectful at all times (and don't arrive too late).

South Shields

Asda, Coronation Street

  • Blue banks - paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red banks - glass bottles and jars
  • Red banks - food tins and drink cans
  • Red banks - plastic bottles
  • Red banks - beverage food and drink cartons
  • Textiles and shoes
  • Books and discs
  • Carrier bags (in store)
  • Batteries (in store)

Morrisons, Coston Drive 

  • Blue banks - paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Textiles and shoes
  • Carrier bags (in store)
  • Batteries (in store)
  • Pink bank - small electrical appliances

Mothercare, 93 King Street, South Shields

  • Batteries (in store)

Middlefields, Heddon Way

  • Blue banks - paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red banks - glass bottles and jars
  • Red banks - food tins and drink cans
  • Red banks - plastic bottles
  • Red banks - beverage food and drink cartons
  • Textiles and shoes
  • Books and discs
  • Pink bank - small electrical appliances

Middlefields Recycling Village, Throckley Way*

  • Blue banks - paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red banks - glass bottles and jars
  • Red banks - food tins and drink cans
  • Red banks - plastic bottles
  • Red banks - beverage food and drink cartons
  • Textiles and shoes
  • Books and discs
  • Batteries
  • Gas bottles
  • Car batteries
  • Engine oil
  • Tyres
  • Timber and wood
  • Cardboard
  • Metals
  • Electricals
  • Fluorescent tubes and light bulbs
  • Garden waste
  • Mixed plastics
  • Rubble and bricks
  • Gypsum

* There is a time restriction on this site.  For opening hours, see the Recycling Village and shop

Temple Park Leisure Centre

  • Blue banks - paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red banks - glass bottles and jars
  • Red banks - food tins and drink cans
  • Red banks - plastic bottles
  • Red banks - beverage food and drink cartons
  • Textiles and shoes
  • Books and discs
  • Pink bank - small electrical appliances

Sainsburys Local, 335-345 Prince Edward Road, South Shields

  • Batteries (in store)

Laygate car park, adjacent to Trinity Medical Centre

  • Blue banks - paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red banks - glass bottles and jars
  • Red banks - food tins and drink cans
  • Red banks - plastic bottles
  • Red banks - beverage food and drink cartons
  • Textiles and shoes

B&Q Superstore car park

  • Blue banks - paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red banks - glass bottles and jars
  • Red banks - food tins and drink cans
  • Red banks - plastic bottles
  • Red banks - beverage food and drink cartons
  • Textiles and shoes
  • Carrier bags (in store)
  • Batteries (in store)

Travis Perkins, Mitre Place, South Shields

  • Batteries (in store)

Sandhaven car park, Sea Road

  • Blue banks - paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red banks - glass bottles and jars
  • Red banks - food tins and drink cans
  • Red banks - plastic bottles
  • Red banks - beverage food and drink cartons

Cleadon Social Club, Fullwell Avenue

  • Blue banks - paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red banks - glass bottles and jars
  • Red banks - food tins and drink cans
  • Red banks - plastic bottles
  • Red banks - beverage food and drink cartons

Jack Clark Recreation Ground, Highfield Road

  • Blue banks - paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red banks - glass bottles and jars
  • Red banks - food tins and drink cans
  • Red banks - plastic bottles
  • Red banks - beverage food and drink cartons
  • Textiles and shoes
  • Books and discs

Park Avenue shops, Cleadon Park (site closed for redevelopment)

Chuter Ede CA Car Park, Galsworthy Road

  • Blue banks - paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red banks - glass bottles and jars
  • Red banks - food tins and drink cans
  • Red banks - plastic bottles
  • Red banks - beverage food and drink cartons 
  • Textiles and shoes
  • Books and discs

Marsden Inn, Marsden Lane

  • Blue banks - paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red banks - glass bottles and jars
  • Red banks - food tins and drink cans
  • Red banks - plastic bottles
  • Red banks - beverage food and drink cartons
  • Textiles and shoes

Aldi, Chichester Road

  • Blue banks - paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red banks - glass Bottles and Jars
  • Red banks - food tins and drink cans
  • Red banks - plastic bottles
  • Red banks - beverage food and drink cartons
  • Textiles and shoes
  • Books and discs
  • Batteries (in store)

Customs House, Mill Dam

  • Blue banks - paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red banks - glass bottles and jars
  • Red banks - food tins and drink cans
  • Red banks - plastic bottles
  • Red banks - beverage food and drink cartons
  • Textiles and shoes
  • Books and discs

Harton Welfare Club, Off Low Lane

  • Blue banks - paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red banks - glass bottles and jars
  • Red banks - food tins and drink cans
  • Red banks - plastic bottles
  • Red banks - beverage food and drink cartons
  • Textiles and shoes
  • Books and discs

Lidl Store, Boldon Lane

  • Blue banks - paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red banks - glass bottles and jars
  • Red banks - food tins and drink cans
  • Red banks - plastic bottles
  • Red banks - beverage food and drink cartons
  • Textiles and shoes
  • Books and discs
  • Batteries (in store)

New Mill Pub, Chesterton Road

  • Blue banks - paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red banks - glass bottles and jars
  • Red banks - food tins and drink cans
  • Red banks - plastic bottles
  • Red banks - beverage food and drink cartons

Westoe Crown Village, Seawinnings Way (temporarily closed for site redevelopment)

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Boldon, Cleadon and Whitburn

Asda, Boldon Colliery

  • Blue Banks - Paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red Banks - Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Red Banks - Food tins and drink cans
  • Red Banks - Plastic bottles
  • Red Banks - Beverage food and drink cartons
  • Textiles & Shoes
  • Books and discs
  • Carrier Bags (in store)
  • Batteries (in store)

Boker Lane Library, Boker Lane, East Boldon 

  • Blue Banks - Paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red Banks - Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Red Banks - Food tins and drink cans
  • Red Banks - Plastic bottles
  • Red Banks - Beverage food and drink cartons
  • Textiles & Shoe

Whitburn Lodge Pub, Mill Lane, Whitburn

  • Blue Banks - Paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red Banks - Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Red Banks - Food tins and drink cans
  • Red Banks - Plastic bottles
  • Red Banks - Beverage food and drink cartons
  • Textiles & Shoes
  • Books and discs

Grey Horse Pub, North Guards, Whitburn (Closed)

Grey Horse Pub, Front Street, East Boldon

  • Blue Banks - Paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red Banks - Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Red Banks - Food tins and drink cans
  • Red Banks - Plastic bottles
  • Red Banks - Beverage food and drink cartons

Sainsburys Local, 3 Station Terrace, East Boldon

  • Batteries (in store)

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Hebburn

Hebburn Swimming Baths, car park

  • Blue Banks - Paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red Banks - Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Red Banks - Food tins and drink cans
  • Red Banks - Plastic bottles
  • Red Banks - Beverage food and drink cartons
  • Textiles & shoes
  • Books and discs

Hebburn Shopping Centre car park

  • Blue Banks - Paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red Banks - Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Red Banks - Food tins and drink cans
  • Red Banks - Plastic bottles
  • Red Banks - Beverage food and drink cartons
  • Textiles & Shoes
  • Books and discs

Mill Tavern, Mill Lane, Hebburn 

  • Blue Banks - Paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red Banks - Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Red Banks - Food tins and drink cans
  • Red Banks - Plastic bottles
  • Red Banks - Beverage food and drink cartons

Little Chef, Whitemare Pool

  • Blue Banks - Paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red Banks - Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Red Banks - Food tins and drink cans
  • Red Banks - Plastic bottles
  • Red Banks - Beverage food and drink cartons

Colliery Social Club, Witton Road 

  • Blue Banks - Paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red Banks - Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Red Banks - Food tins and drink cans
  • Red Banks - Plastic bottles
  • Red Banks - Beverage food and drink cartons

Durham Court

  • Blue Banks - Paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red Banks - Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Red Banks - Food tins and drink cans
  • Red Banks - Plastic bottles
  • Red Banks - Beverage food and drink cartons

Westmorland Court

  • Blue Banks - Paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red Banks - Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Red Banks - Food tins and drink cans
  • Red Banks - Plastic bottles
  • Red Banks - Beverage food and drink cartons

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Jarrow

Morrisons Petrol Station

  • Blue Banks - Paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red Banks - Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Red Banks - Food tins and drink cans
  • Red Banks - Plastic bottles
  • Red Banks - Beverage food and drink cartons
  • Textiles & Shoes
  • Books and discs
  • Pink bank - small electrical appliances
  • Carrier Bags (in store)
  • Batteries (in store)

Monkton Stadium, Monkton Village

  • Blue Banks - Paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red Banks - Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Red Banks - Food tins and drink cans
  • Red Banks - Plastic bottles
  • Red Banks - Beverage food and drink cartons
  • Textiles & Shoes

Tesco Supermarket, Newcastle Road

  • Blue Banks - Paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red Banks - Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Red Banks - Food tins and drink cans
  • Red Banks - Plastic bottles
  • Red Banks - Beverage food and drink cartons
  • Textiles & Shoes
  • Books and discs
  • Pink bank - small electrical appliances
  • Carrier Bags (in store)
  • Batteries (in store)

Robin Hood Pub, Roman Road

  • Blue Banks - Paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red Banks - Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Red Banks - Food tins and drink cans
  • Red Banks - Plastic bottles
  • Red Banks - Beverage food and drink cartons

Ellen/Wilkinson Court Car Park

  • Blue Banks - Paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red Banks - Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Red Banks - Food tins and drink cans
  • Red Banks - Plastic bottles
  • Red Banks - Beverage food and drink cartons

Monastery Court Car Park (temporarily closed)

Boldon Lad (Public House), Hedworth Lane

  • Blue Banks - Paper, magazines, catalogues and junk mail
  • Red Banks - Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Red Banks - Food tins and drink cans
  • Red Banks - Plastic bottles
  • Red Banks - Beverage food and drink cartons

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