Zone 1 

Berechurch: 

The Drury Arms (Now Sainsbury's), Layer Road, CO2 7HN 

What you can recycle: 

• Textiles 

The Grapes, Mersea Road, CO2 7RB 

What you can recycle:  

•  Textiles 

East Mersea: 

East Mersea Library, High Street, East Mersea, CO5 8QA 

What you can recycle: 

•  Textiles 

East Road, (Opp Church Lane) 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

•  Cans 

Marks Tey: 

Opp Railway Station, Station Rd, Marks Tey, CO6 1EE 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

•  Paper 

•  Cans 

•  Textiles 

Pyefleet: 

The Heckford Angel, Maldon Road, CO3 0SP 

What you can recycle: 

•  Textiles 

The Offie, Tiptree, Maldon Road, CO5 0LL 

What you can recycle: 

•  Textiles 

The Plough Inn, Lower Road, Peldon, CO5 7QR 

What you can recycle: 

•  Cans 

Village Hall, Chapel Road, Fingringhoe, CO5 7BH 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

Village Hall, East Road, East Mersea, CO5 8TQ 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

•  Cans 

Tiptree: 

ASDA, 25 Church Road, CO5 0LA 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

•  Paper 

•  Textiles 

Station Road, Marks Tey, CO6 1EE 

What you can recycle: 

•  Textiles 

Tesco, Church Road, CO5 0HB 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

•  Paper 

•  Textiles 

•  Cartons 

West Mersea: 

Royal British Legion, Barfield Road 

What you can recycle: 

•  Cans 

Shoppers Car Park, High Street, West Mersea, CO5 8QA 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

•  Paper 

•  Cans 

Tesco Express, 1 Barfield Road, West Mersea, CO5 8QT 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

•  Textiles 

The Victory PH, 92 Coast Road, CO5 8LS 

What you can recycle: 

•  Cans 

West Mersea Car Park, High Street, West Mersea, CO5 8JE 

What you can recycle: 

•  Textiles 

 
Recycling Centre, Upland Road, West Mersea, CO5 8DX

What you can recycle:

• Glass 
• Cans
• Paper
• Textiles
• Plastics
• Books
• Cartons

See the recycling centre's opening times here.

Full guidance on what you can and can't take to the recycling centre can be found here on Essex County Council's website. 

 
Zone 2  

Castle: 

Leisure World, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1YH 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

•  Cans 

•  Textiles 

Manor Road, nr St Mary's Car Park, CO3 3LU 

What you can recycle: 

•  Cans 

•  Textiles 

Salvation Army Colchester Citadel Corps, Butt Road, CO3 3DA 

What you can recycle: 

•  Textiles 

Vineyard Street Car Park, Vineyard St, CO2 7DA 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

•  Paper 

•  Cans 

•  Textiles 

Wilson Marriage Centre, Barrack Street, CO1 2LR 

What you can recycle:  

•  Paper 

Copford/West Stanway: 

The Alma PH, Copford Green CO6 1BZ 

What you can recycle: 

•  Cans 

Great Tey: 

Mount Bures Village Hall, Craigs Lane, CO8 5AN 

What you can recycle: 

•  Cans 

Zone 3 

Highwoods: 

Tesco, Highwoods Shopping Centre CO4 9ED 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

•  Paper 

•  Cans 

•  Textiles 

Mile End: 

Asda, Petrolea Cl, CO4 5TU 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

•  Cans 

•  Textiles 

•  Cartons 

St Johns: 

St Christophers Road Car Park, St Christopher Road 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

•  Cans 

The Friars Pub, St Christophers Road, CO4 0NE 

What you can recycle: 

•  Textiles 

Zone 4 

Dedham/Langham: 

Mill Lane Car Park, CO7 6DH 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

Fordham Stour: 

Village Hall, Main Rd, Wormingford, CO6 3AX 

What you can recycle: 

• Cans 

Shrub End: 

Gosbecks Depot, Gosbeck Road CO2 9JT 

What you can Recycle 

•  Cans 

Stanway: 

Colchester Zoo, Maldon Road, CO3 0SL 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

Co-op Fiveways, Peartree Road, CO3 5JX 

What you can Recycle 

•  Glass 

•  Cans 

•  Textiles 

One Stop Stores, 5 Plume Avenue, CO3 4PG 

What you can Recycle 

•  Textiles 

Sainsbury's, Tollgate West CO3 8RH 

What you can Recycle 

•  Glass 

•  Paper 

•  Textiles 

•  Books 

•  Cartons 

 
Zone 5 

Berechurch: 

The Parade, Queen Elizabeth Way, Monkwick, CO2 8LY 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

•  Cans 

•  Textiles 

Harbour: 

Co-op, Abbots Road, CO2 8BG 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

•  Cans 

•  Textiles 

Newtown: 

Co-op Funeral Service, 89 Wimpole Road, CO1 2D 

What you can recycle: 

•  Textiles 

Prettygate: 

The Commons, Prettygate Rd, CO3 4NW 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

•  Cans 

•  Textiles 

•  Plastics 

Shrub End: 

Recycling Centre, Maldon Road, Shrub End, CO3 4RN

What you can recycle: 

• Glass 

• Paper 

• Plastics

• Textiles 

• Books 

• Cartons 

See the recycling centre's opening times here.

Full guidance on what you can and can't take to the recycling centre can be found here on Essex County Council's website. 

The Square, Iceni Square, CO2 9EB 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

•  Textiles 

Zone 6 

St Andrews: 

Clematis Way, Greenstead, CO4 3PY 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

•  Paper 

•  Cans 

•  Textiles 

East Donyland Parish Council Car Park, Rectory Road, CO5 7HP 

What you can recycle: 

•  Textiles 

Greenstead Community Centre, Hawthorne Avenue, CO4 3QE 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

One Stop Stores, 1-5 Vine Parade, Wivenhoe, CO7 9HA 

What you can recycle: 

•  Textiles 

One Stop, Hunwicke Road, CO4 3XZ 

What you can recycle: 

•  Textiles 

Tesco, Greenstead Road, The Hythe, CO1 2TE 

What you can recycle: 

•  Glass 

•  Cans 

•  Textiles 

•  Cartons 

Wivenhoe Quay: 

Station Road (by the station), CO7 9DH 

What you can Recycle 

•  Cans