Household waste recycling centres
Due to a change in the operator of our household waste recycling centres, there may be some disruption at our sites until mid-September, and we may need to close sites for short periods without notice. We apologise for any inconvenience and are working to minimise disruption. Please check back to this page for further updates.
If you are visiting our HWRCs, beat the queues: book a slot.
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Opening hours
Our household waste recycling centres are busiest between 11am and 1pm and at any time on a Monday. To avoid queuing, try visiting us at a different times. Remember to book a slot if you're visiting at a weekend.
- 8.30am to 4pm (October to March)
- 8.30am to 6pm seven days a week (April to September)
If you are visiting at a weekend or bank holiday, you need to book a slot.
We close the sites promptly. You may be turned away shortly before closing time to allow those customers already on site to dispose of their waste safely and correctly.
Locations of the household waste recycling centres (HWRCs)
Trailers or large vehicles
You will need a household waste permit to dispose of your household waste if you drive a van, pickup, commercial type 4x4 or use a trailer between 1.5 and 3.5 metres in length. The length of trailers refers to the total internal length of the trailer box (excluding the tow bar).
Only Pyms Lane in Crewe and Danes Moss in Macclesfield can accommodate trailers over 2.5 metres in length.
We don't allow trailers over 3.5 metres, or vehicles over 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight (GVW) on any of our household waste recycling centre sites.
You can only visit our mobile sites in a car.
Site rules
To make sure that your visit is a good experience view our household waste recycling centre policy and user guide (PDF, 399KB).
In particular, remember that:
- where young children and pets can’t stay at home, they will be allowed to travel in but they must not get out of the vehicle.
- to help prevent people travelling from areas outside of Cheshire East, we may ask you for evidence of your address – so bring a recent utility bill or council tax bill with you.
- anyone using abusive language or intimidating behaviour towards site staff or other people will be asked to leave.
Our staff make sure our sites are safe and used appropriately. You could be refused access to the centre if you do not follow their instructions or the site rules.
Our household waste recycling centre customer charter (PDF, 129KB) sets out what you can expect from the site staff and what is expected of you. We do not tolerate abusive behaviour.
Legal regulations
We enforce and comply with:
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Contact us about waste and recycling
Call our Waste and Recycling Customer Service Team on 0300 123 5011 during office hours, 8:30am to 5pm Monday to Friday, if you're unable to use our form.
Page last reviewed: 21 August 2025
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