Frosterley Household Waste Recycling Centre (tip)

Opening hours

The site is open from 9.00am until 12.00pm on the following Saturdays:

• 14 and 28 September 2024
• 12 and 26 October
• 9 and 23 November
• 7 and 21 December 
• 4 and 18 January 2025

Before you set off - what you need to know

• Give enough time to unload your waste before closing time of the site, otherwise you may be refused entry.
• If you've got a large load we advise you to get there at least 30 minutes before closing.
• Sorting your waste into material types before visiting the recycling centre may save you time at the site.

Please note site staff will open bags to sort the waste. The video shows what it is like at the mobile recycling centre.

Transcript for video Frosterley Mobile Recycling Unit (PDF) [102KB]

Check how busy the HWRC is

Visit our Recycling centres (tips) page to check to see how busy your local recycling centre is before you set off. You can also see whether the recycling centre is open or closed.

What you can dispose of at a recycling centre

Frosterley is a mobile recycling centre and is smaller than other sites. Therefore, unfortunately some items which may be accepted at our larger centres can not be recycled here. Please note that bulky items such as mattresses, beds and sofas are not accepted at this recycling centre.

Recycling centres are for household waste only. Staff on site may ask you about the type and quantity of waste you are disposing of, if they believe it may be business or landlord waste. If you are a business or landlord, it is illegal for you to dispose of waste at a recycling centre. Find out more about how you can dispose of your waste on our Commercial or trade waste collection and Waste from landlords pages.

You may be turned away if your vehicle is too large or if you have bulky items. This will be the decision of the site operatives. 

We're asking that customers do not bring large or bulky items to the site as these will fill the containers and mean the site has to close.

Location

Opposite Sherburn Stone Quarry, off A689 in Frosterley.

Vehicles accepted at the centre

Cars, small vans and 4x4s are allowed, but due to the size of the site and the limited space to manoeuver, larger vehicles will not be able to use the facility. No agricultural vehicles or vehicles carrying livestock are accepted on site.

Waste permit scheme

This centre is a non-waste permit scheme site.

What you can dispose of

• garden waste
• large and small domestic appliances like fridges/freezers/TVs and monitors
• paper and books
• cardboard
• mixed glass
• textiles, clothes and shoes
• scrap metals
• household batteries
• fluorescent tubes
• wood (no wood treated with hazardous material such as railway sleepers and no painted commercial heavy-duty pallets )
• plastics
• carpets
• general waste and carpets (accepted on site, but not separated for recycling)

Speed up your visit

Separate your waste beforehand to help avoid traffic build-up and speed up your visit. Doing this will also help us to reduce recycling contamination.

What you can not dispose of

Rubble, hardcore, soils, plasterboard, asbestos, tyres, furniture, paint, chemicals, vehicle batteries, gas bottles, waste and cooking oil, cans, cartons and hazardous waste. This includes wood, such as railway sleepers, treated with hazardous material.