Find out when you need to pay to use our household waste recycling centres and how much.
We charge you to use our household waste recycling centres in the following circumstances:
You can dispose of waste created by your own DIY projects for free, but there are restrictions on the size and amounts that you can bring in and how often.
You must speak to a member of staff and declare that you are disposing of DIY waste.
You can visit for free up to four times within a four week period.
Once a week, you can bring either:
In these amounts, we can accept the following items free of charge:
Once you have used your allocated free amount of DIY waste disposal, you will need to pay for any extra amount with a credit or debit card.
We will ask you to confirm that the waste has been produced by your own work and not from any work you have been paid or will be paid for.
Read our household waste recycling centres customer charter to find out what you can expect from our centres.
These charges for additional disposal of hardcore, rubble and plasterboard are per standard hardcore and rubble bag. A sample of the standard bag is available at the sites.
| Volume | Hardcore or rubble | Plasterboard |
|---|---|---|
| Standard hardcore and rubble bag | £3.80 | £3.70 |
The following table is a guide you can use to work out how many bags of hardcore or rubble your other DIY waste is equal to.
You must agree the number of bag equivalents and the charge with a member of our site staff when you visit the household waste recycling centre.
| Item | Bag equivalent |
|---|---|
| Breeze block | 1 |
| Bricks (four) | 1 |
| Concrete fence post (2.4 metres by 100mm by 60mm) | 2 |
| Kerb pin (1.2 metres long) | 3 |
| Sheet of plasterboard (2.4 metres by 1.2 metres) | 2 |
| Shower tray | 2 |
| Shower screen | 1 |
| Bathroom sink | 1 |
| Bathroom sink and pedestal | 2 |
| Belfast kitchen sink | 1 |
| Ceramic kitchen sink | 2 |
| Toilet | 1 |
| Toilet and cistern | 2 |
| Toilet cistern | 1 |
You must always pay to dispose of tyres at our centres because they are not classed as household waste.
You must place tyres in the designated area which will be marked by a sign. This is so they can be recycled.
If you place tyres in any other container by mistake, you will still have to pay the charge.
| Band | Description | Price (each) |
|---|---|---|
| A | Standard tyre (car, motorcycle, four by four) - off rim | £3.50 |
| B | Standard tyre (car, motorcycle, four by four) - on rim | £3.50 |
| C | Truck - off rim | £13.40 |
| D | Truck - on rim | £16.40 |
| E | Agricultural - off rim | £22.20 |
| F | Agricultural - on rim | £29.70 |
| G | Solid | £16.40 |
| Tyre type | Chargeable |
|---|---|
| Car | Yes |
| Bicycle | No |
| Four by four vehicle | Yes |
| Motorcycle | Yes |
| Van | Yes |
| Wheelbarrow | No |
| Motorised go-kart | Yes |
| Caravan | Yes |
| Mobility scooter | No |
| Trailer | Yes |
| Children's toys | No |
| Pram or pushchair | No |
| Shopping trolley | No |
| Golf trolley | No |
| Wheelchair | No |
| Lawnmower | No |
| Truck | Yes |
| Agricultural | Yes |
| Earth mover | Yes |
If you have registered to use our sites with a commercial-like vehicle, you can use that vehicle to visit our sites for free 12 times in a 12 month period. During these 12 visits, the same charges for DIY waste and tyres on this page apply to you.
If you have used your 12 free visits, you can still visit our sites but you will have to pay additional charges at each extra visit to dispose of:
The charges for disposal of active, green and wood wastes are per standard bag. A sample of the standard bag is available at the sites.
| Volume | Active waste | Green waste | Wood waste |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard waste bags | £5.20 | £2.90 | £2 |
| Up to 0.5 standard transit sized van load | £66.70 | £48.30 | £59.40 |
| 0.5 to 1 standard transit van sized load | £133.60 | £96.50 | £118.70 |
| 1 to 1.5 standard transit van sized load | £200.30 | £145 | £178.30 |
| 1.5 to 2 standard transit van sized load | £267.20 | £193 | £237.60 |
The charges for disposal of cardboard, glass and paper are per standard bag. A sample of the standard bag is available at the sites.
| Volume | Active waste | Green waste | Wood waste |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard waste bags | £0.70 | £1.40 | £1.80 |
| Up to 0.5 standard transit sized van load | £14.60 | £46 | £57.10 |
| 0.5 to 1 standard transit van sized load | £29.20 | £92.60 | £114.30 |
| 1 to 1.5 standard transit van sized load | £43.90 | £139.50 | £171.20 |
| 1.5 to 2 standard transit van sized load | £58.50 | £185.90 | £228.40 |
| Volume | Charge |
|---|---|
| Up to 5 litres | £0.70 |
| Up to 25 litres | £3.70 |
| Size | Charge |
|---|---|
| Less than 15kg | £0.70 |
| 15kg and above | £3.70 |
We must always accept the following types of hazardous waste regardless of visit limits. However, you must be a resident of North Yorkshire and we may ask you to confirm that the waste is from your own household when you visit.
Hazardous waste we must accept includes:
There are no exemptions for the elderly, those on low income or those with disabilities as we have kept costs to a minimum.
When you arrive at a site, you need to agree with a member of staff the volume and type of waste you have. This will tell us how much you have to pay. Our staff do not weigh your waste but have pictures to help them assess each load of chargeable waste. They have been fully trained to do this.
If you are disposing of DIY waste, you will need to tell our staff on site.
Do not empty your vehicle before you have made payment.
We only accept credit and debit card payments. We do not accept cash or cheques.
If you cannot pay, for example because you have left your debit or credit card at home, you can either phone a family member or friend so they can make the payment for you over the phone, or you will be asked to leave the site and return later with a way of paying.
You will not be allowed to dispose of any chargeable materials unless you can pay. You will be allowed to dispose of non-chargeable waste.
If you do not want to pay, you will be unable to dispose of your waste at the household waste recycling centre. You will need to use another option such as hiring a skip or taking the waste to a private waste management company.
If you leave waste outside the site, this will be classed as fly tipping and can carry a fine of up to £50,000. Most sites have CCTV and site staff are instructed to gather evidence of anyone fly tipping for possible prosecution.
We have a responsibility to act on reports of fly tipping, to remove the waste and find and prosecute the offenders. If the waste is hazardous, we are responsible for ensuring public safety until the waste is removed.