Longshot Lane Recycling Centre: opening times, booking and what it takes
Longshot Lane Recycling Centre is open every day, 08:00 to 20:00 from 1 April to 30 September and 08:00 to 18:00 from 1 October to 31 March. Every visit has to be booked in advance, and vans only get in with a van permit.
- A few quick questions
- A price from your photos
- No obligation
What were you taking to the tip?
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Longshot Lane Recycling Centre opening times
Closed 25 December, 26 December, 1 January.
1 April to 30 September
1 October to 31 March
Closes at 16:00 on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Booked 30-minute slots only.
Before you go to a Reading tip
- Booking: yes. Every visit has to be booked in advance.
- Only with a van permit.
- Residents only
- Bring proof of address
- DIY and building waste is charged
- Visit limit: no limit on household-waste visits (one booking per visit). Free DIY allowance applies on up to 4 DIY visits in any 4 weeks.
Rather skip the booking and the loading? We load it, take it away and deal with the tip.
Get my priceWhat to check before you go
- Book your slot in advance. Turning up without one is not an option.
- If you are bringing a van, check you have a van permit.
- Bring proof of address.
- Check your items against the list of what the tip takes.
- Sort DIY and building waste first, because it is charged.
- Bag plasterboard, rubble and soil, as the charge is per bag.
- Avoid 25 December, 26 December and 1 January, when it is closed.
- Allow for the 16:00 close on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
What the Reading tips take
Green is free, amber has a limit or a charge, red isn't taken.
- Plasterboard£1.60 a bag
- Rubble and hardcore£3.20 a bag
- Soil£3.20 a bag
- TyresYes, up to a limit
- MattressesYes, free of charge
- Sofas and armchairsYes, free of charge
- Fridges and freezersYes, free of charge
- Bathroom suites£3.20 a item
- AsbestosYes, up to a limit
- Gas bottles£3 a item£
- PaintYes, free of charge
- CarpetYes, free of charge
- Wood£3.20 a bag
- Fence panels£3.20 a item
- Car batteriesYes, free of charge
- Household chemicalsYes, free of charge
- Cooking oilYes, free of charge
- Electrical itemsYes, free of charge
- Fluorescent tubesYes, free of charge
- FurnitureYes, free of charge
- Garden wasteYes, free of charge
- Household batteriesYes, free of charge
- Scrap metalYes, free of charge
- Engine oilYes, free of charge
- Clothes and textilesYes, free of charge
- TVs and monitorsYes, free of charge
From reading.gov.uk
Not sure which tip is yours
Longshot Lane is in Bracknell, at RG12 1RL. Which tip you use, and the rules that go with it, depends on where you live.
Our guides cover the local options: Reading tips, Wokingham tips and Oxfordshire tips. Each explains booking, vans and what they take.
Do the tip run yourself or have us take it
Take it yourself
Book a slot, load up and drive it to Longshot Lane.
- You choose which booked slot suits you
- Many items are free to drop off, such as furniture, mattresses and carpet
- You have to book every visit in advance
- You do all the lifting and loading
- DIY and building waste is charged
Use a van with a permit
Hire or borrow a van for a bigger load.
- Fits more in one trip
- Vans are only allowed with a van permit
- You still book a slot and do all the carrying
- You may need more than one trip
Have us take it
Send photos, get a price, and we do the rest.
- We carry everything out from inside, so you don't lift a thing
- The whole job in one visit, with no limit on items
- A price up front before we start, from your photos
The kind of loads people send us
Photos customers sent with their quote requests: the kind of jobs we take on.
Questions before you go
Do I need to book to use Longshot Lane?
Yes. Every visit has to be booked in advance, and slots are 30 minutes.
Can I take a van to the tip?
Only with a van permit. Check you have one before you book and set off.
Is it open on Sundays?
Yes. It is open every day, 08:00 to 20:00 from 1 April to 30 September and 08:00 to 18:00 from 1 October to 31 March.
When is it closed over Christmas?
It is closed on 25 December, 26 December and 1 January. It closes at 16:00 on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
Does it cost anything to use?
Many items are free, including furniture, mattresses and carpet. Some are charged, such as plasterboard at £1.60 a bag and bathroom suites at £3.20 an item.
How it works
Start with a photo- 1
Send a few photos
Tap through a few quick questions and add photos of what needs to go.
- 2
Get your price
A price up front before we start, from your photos.
- 3
We clear it
We carry everything out from inside, so you don't lift a thing.
Related
Where we work
Based in Reading, and out to the towns around it. Every postcode listed is in our area.
Boundaries: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3.0). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024.
Rather we took it away?
Send a photo and we'll price it before we come.
- A few quick questions
- A price from your photos
- No obligation