Metal recycling at La Collette

Change in operator

​The metal recycling operator for our facility at La Collette changed from EMR to Hunt Bros.

We’re reopening on Monday 10 March 2025 with limited services. We’ll accept some items, but other items will need to be recycled directly at Hunt Bros. Find more details on where you can recycle your metal​.

Opening hours

Our metal recycling facility at La Collette is reopening on Monday 10 March 2025.

Where you can recycle your metal

Until updates are completed by the new operator, there'll be 2 locations to recycle your metal.

Recycling facility at La Collette

You can bring the following items at our metal recycling facility at La Collette from Monday 10 March:

• cooling appliances, such as fridges, freezers and air conditioners
  
• non-ferrous commercial and household metals
  
• end of life vehicles

Hunt Bros' depot 

The following items need to go directly at Hunt B​ros' depot on La Rue Gosset, next to DVS:

• other large domestic appliances, such as washing machines and cookers
  
• all ferrous metal, such as iron and steel
  

End of life vehicles

If you’re delivering a vehicle to be scrapped, the owner of the vehicle must:

• complete the reverse of the Vehicle Registration document by ticking the 'scrapped' box
• enter the date the vehicle was scrapped in box no. 1
• sign the document

You must send the Vehicle Registration document to DVS within 7 days.​

Recycling household metal

You can recycle household metals and lead acid batteries as usual at the Household Recycling Centre at La Collette.

Items we accept:

• bicycles
• metal tools 
• aerosols
• metal lids
• drinks cans and food tins
• aluminium foil and packaging
• metal framed furniture
  
• metal kitchenware, such as pots, pans and utensils