What to do with household waste
Find out how to reduce, recycle and dispose of your household waste.
Gas bottles
Reduce your waste
Some manufacturers may be able to take gas bottles back for reuse or refilling. Please contact the manufacturer directly.
Dispose of your waste
Your local HWRC can accept gas bottles up to 15kg in size, either propane or butane.
SCUBA diving bottles or air cylinders are only accepted if no alternative disposal route can be used. Alternatively you may need to contact a private disposal company.What happens to your waste?
The contents of your household waste bin will be sent to one of three Energy Recovery Facilities (ERFs) in Hampshire, where it will be safely incinerated. Each year, the three ERFs generate enough electricity to power 53,000 Hampshire homes!
Mixed recycling collected from Hampshire households is sorted at one of two Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) in Hampshire. The MRFs sort your recycling into different material streams to be recycled into new items.
Less than 5% of Hampshire's household waste is sent to landfill.
Find out more about what happens to your waste
It is your duty of care to dispose of your waste correctly. You could be fined an unlimited amount by your local council if your waste ends up fly tipped. Find out more