Visit to Sherbourne Recycling
4th November 2025*

* This visit is fully subscribed.  Please email Victoria Whyley on victoria15webb@outlook.com if you would like to attend at a later date.

Location – Sherbourne Recycling, Sherbourne Business Park, (via Coventry City Council Whitley Depot on the London Road), CV3 4AR.

Sherbourne Recycling operates the UK’s most advanced Materials Recycling Facility, and has a partnership with eight local authorities to make up the company structure and ownership.

The partnership was created to give councils greater control over how household recycling is processed, helping to stabilise costs and adapt more easily to changing legislation. The facility began processing waste in August 2023 and became fully operational in April 2024. Its impact is already clear—DEFRA’s 2023/24 results placed four partner councils among the top 20 most improved recycling rates nationally, with a fifth ranking third overall. Thanks to its cutting-edge technology, Sherbourne Recycling can handle a wider range of materials than most facilities, including plastic bags, wrapping, and cartons, all through fully commingled collections.