Household waste recycling centres
There are four Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in Kirklees which are free for all Kirklees residents to use for the recycling and disposal of their household waste. Each also has donation containers for items able to be sold on for reuse at our Reuse Shops. Trade waste is not permitted at HWRCs.
Admittance to sites 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. Opening times change when the clocks change. When do the clocks change?
Please note, all sites are closed on Christmas, Boxing and New Year's Day.
Locations and opening times
Opening times
Open 7 days a week
Summer
- Weekdays: 8am to 5pm
- Saturday: 8am to 4pm
- Sunday: 8am to 4pm
Winter
- Weekdays: 8am to 4pm
- Saturday: 8am to 4pm
- Sunday 8am to 4pm
Address
- Address Emerald Street, (off Hillhouse Lane), Huddersfield, HD1 6BY, Directions
Opening times
Open Wednesday - Sunday, Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Summer
- Weekdays: 8am to 5pm
- Saturday: 8am to 4pm
- Sunday: 8am to 4pm
Winter
- Weekdays: 8am to 4pm
- Saturday: 8am to 4pm
- Sunday 8am to 4pm
Address
- Address Bent Ley Road, Meltham, Huddersfield, HD9 4AP, Directions
Opening times
Open Friday - Tuesday, Closed Wednesday and Thursday
Summer
- Weekdays: 8am to 5pm
- Saturday: 8am to 4pm
- Sunday: 8am to 4pm
Winter
- Weekdays: 8am to 4pm
- Saturday: 8am to 4pm
- Sunday 8am to 4pm
Address
- Address Bromley Farm, Upper Cumberworth (off Barnsley Road), Huddersfield, HD8 8NN, Directions
Opening times
Open 7 days a week
Summer
- Weekdays: 8am to 5pm
- Saturday: 8am to 4pm
- Sunday: 8am to 4pm
Winter
- Weekdays: 8am to 4pm
- Saturday: 8am to 4pm
- Sunday 8am to 4pm
Address
- Address Weaving Lane, off Thornhill Road, Dewsbury, WF12 9QR, Directions
Types of vehicle permits
We issue three types of permit: a car, a large vehicle or a modified vehicle for disabled passenger use.
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
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 are allowed. They are limited to 6 feet or 1.83 meters in length, single axle and 12 visits per year.
If you have a hire car or van:
- You have 7 days to use the site.
- The 7-day period starts on the date of the agreement.
- We will ask for a Council Tax or utility bill which shows the same address as the one on the hire agreement.
- You do not need to register online.
Vans over 3 tonnes, box type vans, tippers and dropside vehicles
Minibuses, camper vans over 2 metres high
Flat-bed vehicles, horse boxes, agricultural vehicles
Register, renew or delete your vehicle permit to use at a household waste recycling centre
You don't have to carry a printed permit. When you arrive at our site, a staff member will check your vehicle's registration number on a tablet. If your vehicle is registered correctly, you can unload it.
You can register two vehicles to your home address in Kirklees.
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.
Please read the terms and conditions before you register your vehicle
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.
To register a modified vehicle for disabled passenger use you will need to supply one photograph showing the modifications or disability access of the vehicle.
Login to register a vehicleAfter 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.
Renew your permit to use a household waste recycling centre
To renew your permit 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 permitsAfter you've applied
Your details will be automatically updated and will show inside your account
Delete your permit
Clock Completing this form takes around 5 minutes
Login to delete your permitAfter you've deleted your permit
The permit selected will not show inside your account
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 onlineAfter 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.
What's allowed and not allowed at recycling centers for household waste.
These items can be recycled (subject to containers being available)
- Fridges, freezers and fridge freezers
- Garden waste
- Scrap metal
- Small electricals
- Televisions and cathode-ray tubes
- Wood
- Plasterboard (you need to book for free disposal of plasterboard)
- Glass
You can also take:
- General and bulky waste
- Asbestos to Emerald Street Household Waste Recycling Centre - 07811 034340 to book in advance for free disposal. Asbestos gives additional advice on disposing of asbestos safely.
These items cannot be recycled
- 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.
Revive Reuse shop donations
Visit our reuse shops in Huddersfield and Batley to donate and buy quality items.
Drop off smaller donations Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm.
Book slots for larger items by calling directly.
You can also donate at designated reuse containers at four of our household waste recycling centres:
- Emerald Street, Huddersfield
- Weaving Lane, Dewsbury
- Bent Ley Road, Meltham
- Bromley Farm, Upper Cumberworth (small items only)
Proceeds support the Revive member charities with over 83 tonnes donated in the first year.
Please bag small loose items to help our sorters.
- Revive Kirklees
- Address 8 Upperhead Row (Next to the bus station), Huddersfield, HD1 2JN, Directions
- Pass it on with Revive
- Address 64 Commercial Street, Batley, WF15 5DS, Directions
- Call Revive Huddersfield to book a slot: Phone 01484 516991
- Revive Reuse website
- Facebook Revive Reuse Facebook
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