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DIY waste

You can bring some waste from DIY home improvements to our recycling centres.

It can include bricks and rubble, concrete, plasterboard, bathroom and kitchen fittings, soil and turf, paving slabs and stones, fence panels and decking.
 

We'll accept your DIY waste if it:

  1. is produced by householders doing small DIY works at their home
  2. does not come from paid work. For example, if a builder carries out work at your home and leaves the waste, that waste can't be brought to a recycling centre
  3. is no more than two 50 litre rubble bags or one bulky item like a bath, no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm (you can pay to bring additional DIY waste over this allowance)
  4. is not produced so often you need to visit more than 4 times over a 4 week period.

Bulky items

Your weekly limit is 2 x 50 litre rubble bags or 1 bulky item in a single visit.

For your convenience, we’ll accept up to 4 weeks’ worth in a single visit so you don’t have to make multiple trips. However, you can't bring any more for another 4 weeks.

Examples of bulky items include:

  • 1 bath or sink
  • 1 toilet or bidet
  • 1 kitchen cupboard, sink or worktop
  • 1 internal or external door
  • 1 fence panel
  • 1 window frame.

 

Got more to clear?

You can now bring even more household DIY waste to recycling centres, in addition to the above free allowance.

That means if you bring more than the free allowance above, now you won't have to take it away. You can pay for the extra to be disposed of too.

Pay by card at the recycling centre to dispose of any additional DIY waste.

 

Price to dispose of additional household DIY waste
Material typeMaterial examplesQuantity and cost

Inert waste, wood and rigid plastic, construction material

Soils, hardcore, unused cement, tiling and ceramics (e.g. toilet cisterns, sinks), fencing, doors, laminate flooring, kitchen worktops / cabinets, construction timber, guttering and plastic baths.

Up to 100 litres – £10.

Large single item – £10.

Plasterboard

Bagged plasterboard offcuts.

Plasterboard sheet.

Up to 100 litres – £12.

Large single item – £12.

Residual (non-bulky)

Bagged loft insulation.

Up to 100 litres – £14.

Residual (bulky)

Fibreglass bath / shower tray or window / door frames.

Large single item – £14.

 

Information:

This is a new additional service for a small fee. We are not introducing new charges for the standard allowance.

 

You'll always be charged the cheapest price possible to dispose of household DIY waste over the free allowance.

This doesn't apply to trade or contractor waste.

If your waste doesn't fit these conditions, you can still use our chargeable business waste drop off service at Ware and Welwyn Garden City recycling centres.

Alternatively, contact a licensed waste disposal contractor or skip company.

Contact us first if you're unsure whether we'll accept your waste.

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