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Register to use household waste recycling centres

We introduced a free registration scheme for our household waste recycling centres on Monday 27 April 2026.

Visit our register to use household waste recycling centres page to find out more and register online.

Skipton household waste recycling centre

Opening times, location and the waste taken at Skipton household waste recycling centre.

Location

Harrogate Road
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 6AB

Opening times

Open every day except Wednesdays, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

  • April to September - 8.30am to 5pm
  • October to March - 8.30am to 4pm

Please allow enough time to unload your waste before the site closes.

Charges for waste

All residents are charged for the disposal of hardcore, rubble, plasterboard and tyres.  There are also charges for some commercial waste. 

Register your vehicle

Make sure you register to use our household waste recycling centres online before you visit this site.

Waste you can bring

Check our what you can bring to our sites page to find out what you can and cannot bring and what waste we may make a charge for.

Please note that Skipton Household Recycling Centre can no longer accept cans or plastics.

Bagged compost available to purchase

Yorganics is a 100% recycled, peat free, locally sourced and compost produced in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. Garden waste from households is recycled into a high quality compost that meets the British Standards Institution (BSI) PAS100 standard. It is ideal for both domestic, horticultural and agricultural uses. Find out more about Yorganics Compost.

  • £5.00 per 40 litre bag

Location map

Finding Skipton household waste recycling centre.

Customer charter

You can read our household waste recycling centres customer charter.

Feedback survey

Give us your views on our household waste recycling centres.

Your views are important to us and our contractor Yorwaste, who manage the sites on our behalf, to make sure we are meeting your needs and continually improving our service. You can complete the survey here.


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