Household waste recycling centres

Permits

You don't need to bring a printed permit with you. As you drive into one of our sites a member of staff will check your vehicle registration number on a tablet computer. As long as you are registered you'll be able to unload your vehicle.

Register your vehicle to use a household waste recycling centre

You can register two vehicles to your home address in Kirklees.

We issue two types of permit: a car permit and a large vehicle permit.

Car permits

Cars can start to use our centres once you have successfully registered your vehicle. Permits for cars expire after 2 years.

Examples of vehicles which require a car permit:

Cars

4 by 4 vehicles without a pickup

Estates and people carriers

Large vehicle permits

If you have a large vehicle, you will also need to upload an image of page 1 and 2 of your log book (V5) vehicle registration document.

Examples of vehicles which require a large vehicle permit:

Camper vans under 2 metres high, 4 by 4 vehicles with no back seats or back windows

Vans under 3 tonnes

Pickups, 4 by 4 vehicles with pickup

Trailers

Trailers are allowed. They are limited to 6 feet or 1.83 meters in length, single axle and 12 visits per year.

Vehicles which can't use our centres

Vans over 3 tonnes, box type vans, transit tippers

Minibuses, camper vans over 2 metres high

Flat-bed vehicles, horse boxes, agricultural vehicles

Vans over 3 tonnes, box type vans, transit tippers

Minibuses, camper vans over 2 metres high

Flat-bed vehicles, horse boxes, agricultural vehicles

Hire cars and vans

If you have a hire car or van you will have 7 days to use the site. The 7 day period will commence from the date of the agreement and we will ask for a council tax or utility bill showing the address on the hire agreement. You do not need to register online.

Please read the terms and conditions before you register your vehicle

Step 1 - Register for a My Kirklees Account

• Quick and easy to set up
• Manage your account all in one place

Clock Registering takes around 10 minutes

Paperclip To complete your registration you will need a valid personal email address.

Register online

Step 2 - Register your vehicle to use a household waste recycling centre

• To register your vehicle, you will first need to complete Step 1 to register and login to your My Kirklees Account.
• You can register two vehicles at your property in Kirklees
• Registration of large vehicles can take at least up to 10 working days for our decision and it might take longer in busy periods.

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes

To register your vehicle you will need your vehicle registration number, make and model.

To register a large vehicle you will need your registration number, make, model, page 1 & 2 of your log book (V5) and photos of the front and side view of your vehicle.

Login to register a vehicle

After you've applied

You will receive a confirmation email about your registration, you will no longer receive a paper permit.

Cars, estates, people carriers and 4x4s (without pick-ups) will get immediate confirmation and can use our centres straight away.

Update your registration to use a household waste recycling centre

Step 1 - Register for a My Kirklees Account

• Quick and easy to set up
• Manage your account all in one place

Clock Registering takes around 10 minutes

Paperclip To complete your registration you will need a valid personal email address.

Register online

Update your registration to use a household waste recycling centre

To update your registration to use a household waste recycling centre, you will first need to complete Step 1 to register and login to your My Kirklees Account.

To update your registration you will need your vehicle registration number.

Clock Completing this form takes around 5 minutes

Login to update your details

After you've applied

Your details will be automatically updated and will show inside your account

Renew your registration to use a household waste recycling centre

Step 1 - Register for a My Kirklees Account

• Quick and easy to set up
• Manage your account all in one place

Clock Registering takes around 10 minutes

Paperclip To complete your registration you will need a valid personal email address.

Register online

Renew your registration to use a household waste recycling centre

To renew your registration to use a household waste recycling centre, you will first need to complete Step 1 to register and login to your My Kirklees Account.

To renew your registration you will need your vehicle registration number.

You can renew your permits 14 days before expiry. If you do not renew during this time, you will have to register your vehicle again.

Clock Completing this form takes around 5 minutes

Login to renew your permits

After you've applied

Your details will be automatically updated and will show inside your account

Book for free disposal of plaster and plasterboard

You must book online before you can dispose of your plaster and plasterboard waste at a household waste recycling centre. Disposal is still free, but must be booked in advance.

Book your plaster and plasterboard free disposal at a household waste recycling centre

Your vehicle must be registered to use our household waste recycling centres.

Clock Completing this form takes around 5 minutes

Book online

After you've booked

Only gypsum based plaster can be disposed (not cement based). Hardened plaster or plasterboard is accepted.

The waste must be delivered in bags or full sheets.

You will need to see a member of staff on site to confirm your booking and to show you where you need to deposit your plaster or plasterboard on site.

Locations

Opening times

Admittance to the site is not allowed after the closing time. Those in the queue at closing time will be unable to access the site. If visiting the site near to closing time, please make sure you allow ample time to unload your vehicle and for the possibility of queues.

Weekday opening times change when the clocks change. When do the clocks change?

What you can take to recycle

These items can be recycled (subject to containers being available)

• Fridges, freezers and fridge freezers
• General and bulky waste
• Garden waste
• Scrap metal
• Small electricals
• Televisions and cathode-ray tubes
• Wood
• Plasterboard (you need to book for free disposal of plasterboard)
• Glass
• Asbestos - you need to book in advance for free disposal of asbestos by calling 01484 536967. Additional advice on disposing of asbestos safely can be found in Asbestos advice.

What you can't take to recycle

• Brick
• Ceramics - for example tiles, toilets, sinks and cisterns
• Hardcore
• Paving slabs
• Rubble
• Soil
• Turf
• Stone

These items cannot be accepted at household waste recycling centres. You can arrange to have this material collected by the council for a fee. Order a Bulky household waste collection.

Please note the council can only take small manageable amounts of soil, rubble and hard core, only if the waste is bagged, the bag can be no bigger than 15 kilos, up to a total of 4 bags and the bags must be strong enough to be able to transport to the vehicle without splitting.

Reuse facilities

As a part of our Waste and Recycling Strategy, designated reuse containers are available at:

• Emerald Street, Huddersfield
• Weaving Lane, Dewsbury

You can leave items that are good enough quality to be reused by others. These are collected for sale in the Reuse Shop, located at 8 Upperhead Row, Huddersfield. Items sold in the shop raise money for good causes. In the first year, over 83 tonnes of items were donated.

Please leave small loose items in carrier or bin bags to assist our sorters.

These items can be donated for reuse

• Bedding and curtains
• Bicycles
• Books
• Bric-a-brac
• CDs, records and DVDs
• Clothing
• Comics and magazines
• Complete toys
• Household items
• Jewellery
• Nursery and baby equipment
• Small working electrical items
• Small furniture items

What you can't take to reuse

• Electrical cookers
• Ceiling light fittings
• Child car seats
• Car batteries
• Gas appliances
• Computers
• Fridges, freezers and washing machines
• Pirate copied CDs and DVDs

You can choose to donate items at the reuse containers on the two household waste sites or take donations directly to the Reuse Shop. To drop off larger items, or greater volumes of items at the shop, a pre-bookable slot is needed. This can be arranged by calling Phone 01484 516991 Smaller donations can be made at the shop at any time during opening hours, Monday - Friday 10am - 5pm.

Bulky waste collections, garden waste collections and skips

If you have waste that cannot be taken to the tip, have started a DIY project, or clear out you might want to consider one of the following options:

Bulky waste

Arrange to have your material collected by the council for a fee through a Bulky household waste collection.

• We can only take small manageable amounts of soil, rubble and hard-core, and only if the waste is bagged.
• Bags can be no bigger than 15 kilos, up to a total of 4 bags and the bags must be strong enough to be able to transport to the vehicle without splitting.

Garden waste

If you regularly create excess garden waste, you can make use of our paid-for Clip and Collect service, which operates from June to June each year with a winter break from December to February.

Registration for the current year has now closed, but you can register your interest for the 2023-24 service at: Brown bin garden waste collection service

Skips

Hire a skip by searching for skip hire online. Please make sure you get a copy of their Waste Transfer Licence/Duty of Care to make sure they are a legitimate business.