Free guide · 24 countries · 19 languages
Where and how to dispose of anything
The recycling centre or take-back scheme that accepts your item, where it is, when it is open and what it costs — compiled from open data for every commune.
Choose a country
Disposal rules are set locally. Choose a country to browse its regions and communes, or jump straight to the nationwide schemes that apply everywhere.
- Countries
- 24
- Item types
- 32
- Communes
- 84,600
- Disposal facilities
- 19,241
How it works
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Search for an item
Type what you want to get rid of — a sofa, old paint, a broken toaster — in any of 19 languages. Everyday words work as well as official names.
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Pick your country and commune
See the rules where you live: the nationwide schemes available everywhere, and the recycling centre your commune uses, with its address, opening hours and access conditions.
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Know the cost before you go
Every accepted item shows whether drop-off is free, what it costs otherwise, and any quantity limits, so there are no surprises at the gate.
Why proper disposal matters
Batteries, paint, medicines and electronics contain substances that pollute soil and water when they end up in the residual bin or, worse, in nature. Sorted correctly they are instead recycled or neutralised: the metals in a battery are recovered, solvents are burned as fuel, and the copper and rare metals of a phone go back into new products.
Rules differ from one commune to the next, which is why so much waste ends up in the wrong place. This site brings the information for each commune together in one place, in plain language, so that doing the right thing is also the easy thing.
Frequently asked questions
Is it free to use a recycling centre?
Usually yes for private residents of the communes that run it: most items are accepted free of charge, sometimes up to a quantity limit. Some fractions — construction rubble, tyres, large volumes — may be charged, and businesses generally pay. Each facility page lists the cost of every item it accepts.
Can I use a recycling centre in another commune?
Often only if it is run by the same authority (an intercommunal syndicate, for example). Commune pages therefore also list the facilities run by the commune's authority elsewhere. Otherwise you may be turned away or charged, so check the access conditions first.
What can I do with items that no recycling centre accepts?
Many items are covered by nationwide take-back schemes: shops must take back old electrical appliances and batteries, pharmacies take medicines, and mobile collections handle hazardous waste. These schemes are listed on every country and commune page.
Where does the information come from?
Only from openly licensed data: official open data, such as the French environment agency ADEME's directory of recycling centres or the municipal boundaries published by national statistics and mapping offices, and OpenStreetMap, the map built by volunteers. Each facility links to its source, the footer of every country's pages credits the sources, and the date on a facility shows when its data was imported. Details change, so confirm opening hours before a special trip.
My commune or item is missing — what now?
Coverage is growing country by country. If your commune has no facility listed yet, contact your town hall; it will tell you which centre serves you. The nationwide schemes on the commune page apply in the meantime.