Household Waste Recycling Centres - Permits

Summary

Barnsley Council provides four Household Waste Recycling Centres to enable residents of the Council’s area to recycle / dispose of unwanted household waste.
You are able to use the Household Waste Recycling Centres with domestic vehicles with trailers and small vans (not sign written) if you have a valid permit to do so.

Eligibility

Permits are issued for a single site free of charge to residents of Barnsley borough and expire after 2 years.

Small vans with sign writing, larger vans and vehicles carrying items of bulky household waste may be allowed access to deposit their waste – but only with prior arrangement.

Procedure

To obtain a permit you need to ring the Household Waste Recycling helpline and request an application form. A permit will be issued to eligible residents within 10 working days and will last for 2 years. If you need to use the site prior to this then arrangements can be made when requesting your permit application form.
Barnsley Council provides four Household Waste Recycling Centres located as follows:

• West St, Worsbrough Dale
• Smithies Lane, Barnsley
• Nicholas Lane, Highgate, Goldthorpe
• Springvale, Penistone

Helplines

Household Waste Recycling Centre Helpline
Telephone: 01226 774215
Monday to Friday 9.00am to 4.00pm

Opening Times/Locations

Household Waste Recycling Centres are open every day except Christmas, Boxing and New Years Day as follows:
1st April – 30th September 9.30am – 7.45pm
1st October – 31st March 9.30am – 4.30pm

How the customer can help

You can help by having full address details of the person requesting the application form.
Remember that permits take up to 5 working days to issue once applications are returned.
Large or sign written vans cannot have a permit and need to make a prior arrangement to visit a site. If you think that you will need a prior arrangement, please follow the link on the right of this page for further information.

Owner Officer Contact Details

Waste Management Co-ordinator,
Waste Management Services,
Smithies Lane Depot,
Barnsley,
S71 1NL.

Telephone: 01226 772045

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I do if I change my vehicle?
Fill in a new application form for a new permit, your old permit should accompany this form

What do I do if I move house?
Fill in a new application form for a new permit, your old permit should accompany this form

Do I have to have my permit with me when I visit the site?
Yes

Can I have a permit for both my vehicles?
Yes. Fill in one application form for each vehicle

Can I have a permit for more than one site?
No

Can I lend my trailer and permit to a friend?
No

How much will the permit cost me?
Permits are free to householders in Barnsley providing the vehicles meet the relevant criteria

How many times can I visit the site?
You may visit the site as often as you wish providing the waste you take is only from your private household. You will only be allowed to take 5 bags of rubble on 6 visits per year and your permit will be clipped accordingly. Following this you may only visit to take Household waste.

Are there any restrictions as to what I can bring to the site?
All waste taken to the site must be from your house hold. No industrial or commercial waste is allowed. In addition we do not allow tyres and asbestos can only be taken to Worsbrough by prior arrangement.

Can I bring car tyres to the site?
No. We are not allowed by law to landfill tyres and so cannot accept them. Most major vehicle traders will accept used tyres for disposal from around £1.00

Can I bring my neighbours household waste to the site?
You may only bring your neighbours waste to the site if you are accompanied by your neighbour. It is illegal to transport waste for anyone other than your household

Can I bring waste from my small business to the site?
No. Household waste recycling centres are for the disposal of household waste from your own domestic property only.

Can I bring asbestos to the site?
Yes. The Worsbrough site accepts asbestos by prior arrangement only.

Can I get help lifting items at the site?
Yes, please speak to any of the trained site operatives for help

Is there a charge on site?
No. The cost of household waste recycling centres is included in your annual council tax charges.

What are site opening times?
1st April – 30th September 9.30am – 7.45pm. 1st October – 31st March 9.30am – 4.30pm

Do I need a permit?
If you own a small un-signed van or car and trailer, yes.

Do I need to make any special arrangements to visit?
If you are visiting the site with a trailer or van, yes.

Related Links:

• Household Waste Sites
• Prior Arrangement Information