Household waste recycling centres

Before you leave home, please consider the following essential guidance -

• anyone in self-isolation or with COVID 19 symptoms must not visit the sites under any circumstances
• you should only visit if it is absolutely necessary e.g. if excess waste or bulky items represent a health and safety risk
• all site users will need their resident’s pass or proof of Hull residency on display in the car window to gain access

Please note when you arrive at the site -

• the number of vehicles on site at any time will be restricted
• queues are expected to be longer than normal
• queue marshals will be in place to - 
  • provide advice
  • manage the number of vehicles allowed on site
  • check resident’s passes and van or trailer permits
  • assess essential need 
• two metre social distancing will be strictly enforced
• only one person will be allowed out of the vehicle when on site with the exception of bulky items requiring two people to lift 
• no assistance can be given by the site staff in unloading waste
• walk-ons will not be accepted.  All pedestrian gates will be closed

We expect really high demand and ask you to be patient, polite and tolerant. Abuse of staff will not be tolerated under any circumstances

Getting to the HWRCs -

• if you really feel the need to visit  you should plan your journey and allow sufficient time to queue and dispose of your waste
• the Amsterdam Road site on Sutton Fields Industrial Estate is our busiest site. It is anticipated that the queues at Burma Drive and Wiltshire Road will be shorter
• Amsterdam Road access will be restricted to the Holwell Road/Rotterdam Road end. A diversion will be in place preventing access from Leads Road / Hamburg Way. 

Household waste recycling centres

We have three modern household waste and recycling centres located across the city. All our centres are designed to maximise recycling.

Residents' pass scheme

To use the sites you need to display a pass in the window of your car to prove you are a Hull resident. If you have not received your pass, or if you lose the pass or forget it, you can still gain access to the sites by showing one of the following as proof of your address in Hull -

• recent utility bill such as gas, electric or council tax
• driving licence

If you wish to use a commercial vehicle you still require a permit.

Find out more about resident or commercial vehicle permits

Important changes - Sort it before you bring it

We have three modern household waste recycling centres located across the city. All our centres are designed to maximise recycling. With this in mind, residents are asked to sort all bags of mixed waste before arriving at the site to hel the Council recycle even more waste.

Why are we asking residents to sort their waste before getting to the site?

The Council carried out an exercise where we split residents' bags over a number of days and found that two thirds of the contents of bagged waste contained items we can easily recycle including textiles, glass bottles, cans, paper, cardboard, plastics and electrical goods. All of these can be individually recycled at the household waste recycling centres but were being missed because the bags ended up in general waste.

Pre-sorting your bags will help to drive up recycling rates even further.

What if i bring a mixed bag?

There is now a dedicated sorting area on each site for the material brought in mixed bags. The site attendants will help you to sort your waste to maximise recycling.

Opening times

The opening times are -

The sites are often busy in a morning and on a Friday, please take this into account when planning your visit.

The household waste recycling centres close early on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve at 4pm.

The Household waste recycling centres are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

Use of the sites

If you are a resident of Hull you can recycle or dispose of household waste at any of our sites. However business, trade or commercial users may not use them. Arrangements for trade or business collections should be made either by our trade waste officers or by private contractors.

If you can't transport recyclables to the site yourself, you can use the bulky item collection service.

Find out more about the bulky item collection service

What can be recycled

We provide separate containers for the recycling and safe disposal of -

• electrical items
• fridges and freezers
• batteries
• large appliances
• fluorescent tubes
• low energy bulbs
• televisions and monitors
• printer cartridges
• mobiles
• tyres
• used engine oil
• car batteries
• hardcore
• wood and timber
• soil
• clear, brown or green glass bottles and jars
• garden waste
• food tins and drink cans
• aerosols
• foil
• scrap metal
• spectacles
• cartons
• tapes and discs
• CDs and DVDs
• used vegetable oil
• paper
• newspapers and magazines
• cardboard
• corrugated cardboard
• telephone directories
• books
• plastic bottles
• textiles
• clothes
• shoes
• hard plastics
• carpets
• mattresses

Some other materials can also be disposed of at our sites. These are - 

• household and garden chemicals

You need a permit to bring waste to any of our household waste recycling centre in a van or trailer.

Find out more about applying for a permit

Other sites and centres

Burma Drive education centre

A recycling education centre, built from recyclable materials and powered using solar panels and wind turbines, is available for schools and community groups to promote recycling.

Reuse shop

Our reuse shop is currently closed until further notice.

Find out more about the reuse shop