You can visit us –  See Recycling in action.

“We were all mightily impressed by both the tour and the immense facility you have.”

“This experience was a real eye-opener!”

2025:  Next free Adult Residents tour:

03 July 6.oo – 7.30pm FULLY BOOKED .

NEW DATES WILL BE RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER AS THE EDUCATION TEAM ARE TERM TIME ONLY AND WE ARE WORKING OUR WAY THROUGH OUR WAITING LIST.
Please check back here then to register your interest.

Apologies – If you used our form on Tues 24 June pm or Wed 25 June am – please refill in the form when it is back live as there was a technical issue and we are unable to contact you.

We can only provide tours of the Smugglers Way site to residents/businesses of our four boroughs (Lambeth, Wandsworth, Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham).

Resident’s tour are for aged over 18 yrs only. Under 18’s can visit with their schools if the school is within our 4 boroughs.

 

WHAT THE TOUR IS COMPRISED OF, INCLUDING HEALTH & SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

The tour will last around 1.5 hours inc Q&A’s and will involve at least 45 mins of walking/standing.

If you have been offered a tour which includes the Machinery Halls sorting area, MRF (15 mins),  there are some strict Health & Safety regulations to be followed:
– Attendees must be over 18.
– People who are pregnant, have vertigo, or fitted with a pacemaker, cannot go inside the machinery hall.
– You MUST wear thick soled shoes (preferably walking boots) as there will be broken glass on the walkways. Plus please have arms and legs covered. These will be checked & assessed before entering and you may not be allowed to enter if deemed unsuitable.
– There is disabled access for sections of the tour, but for the sorting machinery hall there is sadly no disabled access and attendees will be required to climb several sets of stairs unaided. In the case of a fire alarm, attendees will need to be able to climb down steep sets of stairs safely and swiftly.
– No photos or filming inside the MRF. Phones must be put away.
– Visitors must stay close to the Education Officer at all times.

You can also watch a video of What Happens to your Recycling and Waste.

If you are a ready formed group – Community Group, Resident Group, Educational group or a businesses in our catchment area we can also arrange a weekday morning visit. Please email us with details of what borough you are in and how many in your group to education@wrwa.gov.uk

WRWA will not allow bullying, harassment, including sexual, and violence against it’s staff.