Household Waste & Recycling Centres (Rubbish Tips) (Draft)

Both sites are open as followed:

• Monday: 8am to 4pm
• Tuesday: 8am to 4pm
• Wednesday: 8am to 4pm
• Thursday: 8am to 4pm
• Friday: 8am to 4pm
• Saturday: 8am to 4pm
• Sunday: 8am to 4pm

Sites close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

In cases of extreme weather, it is recommended that you check the website and social media pages before starting your journey.

To access the HWRC, you must show that you are a Wolverhampton resident. You can do this by showing 

• Photo ID with your address on 
• Photo ID with an additional proof of address (bank statement, household bill)

Waste from businesses, including landlords, is not accepted.

Please note that children and animals must remain inside vehicles on site for health and safety reasons. 

You can access the HWRC without a booking in the following ways 

• As a pedestrian 
• On a moped or motorcycle (without trailer)
• In a car
• In a hackney carriage (no fee can be paid)
• In a people carrier with the seats in place

All other vehicles, including vehicles with trailers must book an entry appointment. You can book here 

Book a tip visit

You can now donate useful household items, instead of throwing them away.

We are currently accepting donations of:

Wooden furniture ✔

Metal furniture ✔

Bed frames - with or without screws and fittings ✔

Curtain poles - with or without screws and fittings ✔

Children’s furniture ✔

Bicycles or non-electric scooters ✔

Kitchen plates, bowls, cutlery and utensils ✔

Decorative items, mirrors, pictures ✔

We can't accept:

Anything electrical ✖

Soft furnishings ✖

Soiled or heavily damaged items ✖

All items are being collected under the "Too good to Chuck" campaign, please look for the cabins or site or ask a member of staff for more information.

Our HWRC sites are for the recycling and disposal of waste from your home only. Any waste from a business or from properties that you rent to other people will need to be disposed of using private waste disposal services.

You can dispose of the following items:

Extra household recycling and black bag waste 

car batteries, gas bottles, household batteries and electrical items ✔

energy saving light bulbs and fluorescent tubes ✔

garden waste, rubble and soils ✔

fridges, freezers, mattresses and furniture ✔

scrap metal, timber, chipboard and plasterboard ✔

bulky plastic items, textiles and glass ✔

Used cooking oil, tyres and engine oil ✔

Chemicals ✔

Paints ✔

Coffee Pods 

Our HWRC’s are only available for the recycling and disposal of residential waste.

Traders, businesses and Landlords must arrange for private waste disposal.

If your waste appears to be from a business, or you are visiting regularly, you may be asked questions about the origin of your waste. Any suspected trade waste will be refused.

If you cannot attend our HWRCs and need to have waste collected, you can book a bulky waste collection

If you have clothes, books, Bric a Brac or other items that are still good to use, you should consider donating them to charities or not for profit organisations, some examples of these are shown below:

Free Charity Doorstep Collections Across the UK | Anglo

Donate Clothes | Donating Clothes Made Simple, Free Pick Up

Book a free furniture and electrical goods collection near me - BHF

Please note that these providers are not affiliated with Wolverhampton Council

If you use the vehicles listed below, you will need to book a tip visit:

• a van
• car with a trailer
• pick-up truck
• commercial type vehicle

You can book in a hire or work vehicle but all vehicles must be 3.5 tonnes or under and the person making the booking must be present at the visit. 

When booking a Tip Visit you must confirm the waste is:

• residential household waste only 
• generated at a residential property within Wolverhampton 
• not trade waste 
• not being disposed of for payment by a third party 

You should refer to the sections above for restrictions on DIY Waste and a list of acceptable waste types.

You may be asked for further information regarding the origin of your waste if you are attending regularly or the waste appears to be from a business or paid for collection.

You should not attend the site if you have been previously banned for depositing trade waste. 

Tip Visit Disclaimer

Shaw Road and Anchor Lane tips (Household Waste Recycling Centres) is provided for the use of Wolverhampton residents and their domestic waste only.

The local authority is only required to provide household waste recycling centres for residents to dispose of their residential household waste free of charge. Trade or commercial waste of any description is not accepted at any of the Wolverhampton household waste recycling centres.

City of Wolverhampton Council staff will not accept any waste arising from a business or commercial operation (including landlords) at either of these sites. All trade waste should be disposed of via an appropriately licensed contractor, or at an appropriate and licensed transfer station or landfill site.

By illegally depositing this type of waste you could be liable under Sections 33 and 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Section 33 carries a fine of £50,000 or a prison sentence, and section 34 a fine of £5,000 or an unlimited fine through the Crown Court.

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