Where to take your waste & recycling

Here you will find details of where you can take your waste and recycling, you can check household waste recovery centre opening times and apply for a waste permit.

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There are 12 HWRC's across the county where you can take your household waste.

Rules and Regulations:

View our DIY waste rules below
See our waste permit section here
View our HWRC code of conduct here

Where is my nearest Household Waste Recovery Centre?

Please click here to see a map of where your local Household Waste Recovery Centres are.

Alternatively, you can click on the blue drop-down boxes below to access more information about your local tip:

Allendale

Address: Shilburn Road, NE47 9LG, view location map
Phone: 0345 600 6400

Opening times:

1 April to 31 October - 8am to 7.30pm - Open 4 days a week- Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday
1 November to 31 March - 8am to 6pm- Open 4 days a week- Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday

Open on bank holidays (except Christmas Day and New Year's Day when it is closed)

Pedestrian access information:
The Contracts and Commercial Team (Waste), Northumberland County Council can make special arrangements with the site manager for a pedestrian to visit this site, on Mondays and Fridays, and with a permit obtained prior to arrival at the site. No access is allowed for pedestrians at the weekend or during busy periods. Please phone 0345 600 6400 to make these arrangements.

Alnwick

Address: Plot B, Lionheart Enterprise Park, Alnwick, NE66 2HT, view location map
Phone: 0345 600 6400

Opening times:

Open seven days a week (including bank holidays), except Christmas Day and New Year's Day when it is closed.

1 April to 31 October - 8am to 7.30pm
1 November to 31 March - 8am to 6pm

Pedestrian access information
No access for pedestrians at this site.

Bebside

Address: Hathery Lane, Bebside, NE24 4HN, view location map
Phone: 0345 600 6400

Opening times:

Open seven days a week (including bank holidays), except Christmas Day and New Year's Day when it is closed.

1 April to 31 October - 8am to 7.30pm
1 November to 31 March - 8am to 6pm

Pedestrian access information:
The Contracts and Commercial Team (Waste), Northumberland County Council can make special arrangements with the site manager for a pedestrian to visit this site mid-week, and with a permit obtained prior to arrival at the site. No access is allowed for pedestrians at the weekend or during busy periods. Please phone 0345 600 6400 to make these arrangements.

Berwick

Address: Ramparts Business Park, Berwick, TD15 1UN, view location map
Phone: 0345 600 6400

Opening times:

Open seven days a week (including bank holidays), except Christmas Day and New Year's Day when it is closed.

1 April to 31 October - 8am to 7.30pm
1 November to 31 March - 8am to 6pm

Pedestrian access information
No access for pedestrians at this site.

Haltwhistle

Address: Town Foot, Haltwhistle, NE49 0ET, view location map

Phone: 0345 600 6400

Opening times:

1 April to 31 October - 8am to 7.30pm - Open 4 days a week- Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday
1 November to 31 March - 8am to 6pm- Open 4 days a week- Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday

Open on bank holidays (except Christmas Day and New Year's Day when it is closed)

Pedestrian access information
No access for pedestrians at this site.

Hexham

Address: French Garden Industrial Estate, Hexham, NE46 4DL, view location map
Phone: 0345 600 6400

Opening times:

Open seven days a week (including bank holidays), except Christmas Day and New Year's Day when it is closed.

1 April to 31 October - 8am to 7.30pm
1 November to 31 March - 8am to 6pm

Pedestrian access information
No access for pedestrians at this site.

Kirkley West Thorn (near Ponteland)

Address: near Ponteland - please turn off the A696 at the Catch Seafood restaurant, where signposted to the household waste recovery centre. Please use postcode NE20 0AG for locating by sat nav. View location map
Phone: 0345 600 6400

Opening times:

1 April to 31 October - 8am to 7.30pm - Open 4 days a week- Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday
1 November to 31 March - 8am to 6pm- Open 4 days a week- Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday

Open on bank holidays (except Christmas Day and New Year's Day when it is closed)

Pedestrian access information
No access for pedestrians at this site.

Morpeth

Address: Morpeth, NE61 3AB, view location map
Phone: 0345 600 6400

Opening times:

Open seven days a week (including bank holidays), except Christmas Day and New Year's Day when it is closed.

1 April - 31st October- 8am - 7:30pm
1 November - 31st March- 8am - 6pm

Pedestrian access information
No access for pedestrians at this site.

North Seaton (Ashington)

Address: North Seaton Industrial Estate, Ashington, NE63 0YB, view location map
Phone: 0345 600 6400

Opening times:

Open seven days a week (including bank holidays), except Christmas Day and New Year's Day when it is closed.

1 April to 31 October - 8am to 7.30pm
1 November to 31 March - 8am to 6pm

North Sunderland (near Seahouses)

Address: near Seahouses, NE68 7UP, view location map
Phone: 0845 600 6400

Opening times:

1 April to 31 October - 8am to 7.30pm - Open 4 days a week- Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday
1 November to 31 March - 8am to 6pm- Open 4 days a week- Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday

Open on bank holidays (except Christmas Day and New Year's Day when it is closed)

Pedestrian access information
No access for pedestrians at this site.

West Wylam (near Prudhoe)

Address: Broomhouse Road, West Wylam, NE42 5ED, view location map
Phone: 0345 600 6400

Opening times:

Open seven days a week (including bank holidays), except Christmas Day and New Year's Day when it is closed.

1 April to 31 October - 8am to 7.30pm
1 November to 31 March - 8am to 6pm

Pedestrian access information:
It is possible for pedestrians to access this site, but pedestrians will need to obtain a permit prior to arrival to do so. Please phone 0345 600 6400 to make these arrangements.

Wooler

Address: Brewery Lane, NE71 6QG, view location map
Phone: 0345 600 6400

Opening times:

1 April to 31 October - 8am to 7.30pm - Open 4 days a week- Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday
1 November to 31 March - 8am to 6pm- Open 4 days a week- Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday

Recycling points are small collection points where you can recycle things like glass bottles, jars, shoes and clothes. There are more than 170 locations across Northumberland, often in car parks or near shops and pubs.

Find your local recycling points - they're closer than you think.

Click here for the Recycle Now website to find out where your local recycling points are

Or, if you prefer, you may still access our pdf lists of recycling banks on the links below:

Report a full public bottle bank by:

phone: 0345 600 6400 or one of our local phone numbers

Report a problem at a local recycling point

From 1 September 2014 the scheme changed - now any one household is allowed a maximum of 12 permits per year.

If you want to use a van, trade-type vehicle or a trailer longer than 1.52 metres (5ft) to take your waste to one of our household waste recovery centres, you will need a household waste permit.

For health and safety reasons, large vans or lorries will not be permitted access, nor will any vehicle with a trailer more than three metres in length (approximately 9ft 10 inch), or any vehicle with more than four wheels.

Please click here for further details

If you are disposing of DIY waste, please view our DIY waste new rules below.

Apply for a household waste permit

Applying for a permit

It is essential to accurately describe the waste that you want to dispose of with the permit. More information is available in our trade type vehicle waste permit leaflet, or click here to view our frequently asked questions.

Electronic permits: Use the link above to apply for an electronic permit, which will be emailed to you within minutes and can be printed or simply displayed on your smartphone for the site attendant to scan.

Postal permits: Permits requested by post are sent to your home address within two workings days, or they can be collected at a nominated customer information centre.

Each permit is:

free of charge
valid for one visit
only valid for your household waste

Permits are not valid for business waste, for charities providing gardening services or house clearance service, landlord waste or waste from a property other than your own home - please click here for business waste information.

For information on hiring a skip please try skipandbin.com who have a database of over 1000 licensed skip hire companies from across the UK.

Apply for a household waste permit online here

Here you will find information about what waste we accept at household waste recovery centres.

Recycling	Rubbish
Automotive – car batteries, used engine oil, tyres (maximum five tyres in a year)	Plastic wrappings
Bric-a-brac (except Berwick) For local resale off-site under licence.	Polystyrene
Cans – (rinsed food and drinks cans)	Nappies (please bag and tie at the top)
Cardboard (flatten, remove plastic wrapping)	Food waste (please bag and tie at the top)
Cartons (rinsed)
DIY materials (new rules here) No asbestos permitted – see hazardous waste
Electrical items
Garden waste
Glass bottles and jars
Light bulbs (at special collection point - do not put in bottle bank)
Metals
Paper (clean, un-shredded)
Plastic bottles (rinse, remove lids)
Textiles e.g. clothes and shoes (bagged and paired)
Oil - Cooking	Ask the Site attendant for details of the container

View full details of what can be recycled at the 12 centres here (PDF).

Rules regarding DIY waste disposal for all types of vehicles.

Annual limit for DIY waste

Residents may dispose of no more than six cubic yards of DIY waste per household in one year. This rule applies to all types of vehicles and trailers and all types of DIY waste including the following; rubble, tiles and slates, laminate flooring, garden sheds, bathroom and kitchen fittings, and window frames.

There is a charge to dispose of certain DIY waste items- please click here to find out more

Pay as you throw - rubble, plasterboard, soil and ceramic bathroom and kitchen fittings

Since 14 September 2015, residents disposing of rubble, plasterboard and soil at any of the household waste recovery centres have been charged a nominal fee, and from 18 July 2016 that charging now includes ceramic bathroom and kitchen fittings. These are payable by credit, debit or prepaid card only. Cash and cheques are not accepted.

Household waste recovery centres accept certain types of hazardous waste including car batteries, fridges, gas cylinders, used engine oil and televisions.

Other types of hazardous household waste, for example, certain garden chemicals, flammable solvents and asbestos, may be eligible for our free collection service.

Find out more about hazardous household waste here.

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Where to take your waste & recycling

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Have your say on improving household waste recovery centres

Find local recycling points

Report a problem at a local recycling point

Household Waste Recovery Centres (the tip)

Rules and Regulations:

Where is my nearest Household Waste Recovery Centre?

Alternatively, you can click on the blue drop-down boxes below to access more information about your local tip:

Address: Town Foot, Haltwhistle, NE49 0ET, view location map

Local recycling points

Find your local recycling points - they're closer than you think.

Household waste permits

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What can I recycle at my household waste recovery centre?

DIY waste - new rules

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