Leeds has eight HWRC (Household Waste Recycling Centres) locations for residents spread around the city. The tips are operated by Leeds City Council for local residents and are for non commercial households to use to dispose of unwanted items and waste.
| Location | Winter Opening Times | Summer Opening Times |
|---|---|---|
| Seacroft | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Pudsey | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Meanwood | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Middleton | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Yeadon | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Wetherby | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Kirkstall | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Otley | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
Summer hours operating for half the year, approximately beginning from the end of March. They run through the months of the year with lighter evenings until the end of October when the winter timetable comes into force.
Opening hours are the same seven days a week, offering one of the most comprehensive and widely available HWRC services in the country.
The only days that sites routinely close are Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. With the exception of the 1st January, 25th December and 26th December, the tips are available for Leeds residents to use every day.
The Eight Leeds City Council Household Waste Recycling Centres
In addition to the above opening times, we’ve also got more in depth details for each site below.
Seacroft HWRC
Finding The Seacroft HWRC
The Seacroft tip is located to the north east of Leeds city centre, beyond Harehills. Head out of the city on the A58 Easterly Road towards Wetherby.
When you reach the A6120 roundabout, take the third exit signed Ring Road and York (A64) towards Seacroft and Crossgates. Pass KFC on your left hand side and pass through the first set of traffic lights, moving into the right hand lane.
Turn right at the next lights into Ramshead Approach, continuing past the Ambulance Station on your left. Turn right onto Limewood Road, and you’ll find the tip at the end of the road with the Revive Leeds Reuse Shop adjacent.
The address for the tip is:
Limewood Road,
Seacroft,
Leeds,
LS14 1LU.
You can use that postcode in your smartphone or sat nav for navigation purposes.
Seacroft Tip Opening Times
| Day | Winter Opening Hours | Summer Opening Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
Pudsey HWRC
Finding The Pudsey HWRC
Pudsey tip is found to the west side of Leeds, in the direction of Bradford from the city centre. From the A647 Ring Road, leave at the Pudsey and Stanningley exit at Asda, continuing past the Asda petrol station.
Keep left, bearing onto the B6155 towards Pudsey, staying left to avoid rejoining the dual carriageway. Turn left at the traffic lights onto Richardshaw Lane, then turn right onto Richardshaw Road at Checker House. Continue to the end and around the left hand bend, and you’ll find the tip on your right opposite the DAF Service Centre.
The address for the Pudsey Grangefield tip is:
Richardshaw Road,
Grangefield Industrial Estate,
Pudsey,
LS28 6LG.
Pudsey Tip Opening Times
| Day | Winter Opening Hours | Summer Opening Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
Meanwood HWRC
Finding The Meanwood HWRC
The Meanwood tip serves north Leeds, and is located between Headingley and Harehills. Head out of the city centre on the A61 Clay Pit Lane, and bear left and the junction with traffic lights opposite Magnet Kitchens.
Follow Meanwood on the road signs until you reach the Jet petrol station on your left and then the car wash shortly afterwards. You’ll then see a long building on the right, and the Leeds Meanwood Road dump site is after that on the right.
The address for the tip is:
Meanwood Road,
Meanwood,
Leeds,
LS7 2LP.
Meanwood Tip Opening Times
| Day | Winter Opening Hours | Summer Opening Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
Middleton HWRC
Finding The Middleton HWRC
The Holme Well Road tip is easy to access and located immediately behind the Asda Middleton store. From St George’s Road, turn into Holme Well road and drive between the store and petrol station, but instead of turning left into the car park, continue ahead.
The HWRC site is around the corner, with the entrance hidden around the corner after the exit to the dump.
The address for the tip is:
Holme Well Road,
Middleton,
Leeds,
LS10 4TQ.
Middleton Tip Opening Times
| Day | Winter Opening Hours | Summer Opening Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
Yeadon HWRC
Finding The Yeadon HWRC
The Yeadon tip is north west of Leeds, accessible by heading north on the A65 New Road to Yeadon. Continue part Yeadon Westfield School on your left, and then the Morrisons petrol station. Take a left into Dibb Lane, then the second left into Milner’s Road.
Continue straight ahead into the narrow lane with green fencing, and you’ll find the entrance to the tip on your left after the HGV exit.
The address for the tip is:
Milner’s Road,
Yeadon,
Leeds,
LS19 7JE.
Yeadon Tip Opening Times
| Day | Winter Opening Hours | Summer Opening Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
Wetherby HWRC
Finding The Thorp Arch HWRC
Wetherby is north east of Leeds, and the town has its own household waste recycling centre run by Leeds City Council. To find the Thorp Arch tip, head out of Wetherby on Walton Road towards Walton until it becomes Wetherby Road.
Continue through Walton village, and take a right turn as you leave the Walton centre signposted British Library and Thorp Retail Park. Continue straight ahead at the roundabout.
When you reach the end of the road, the Wetherby tip is directly ahead of you.
The address for the tip is:
Thorp Arch Industrial Estate,
Leeds,
LS23 7BJ.
Wetherby Tip Opening Times
| Day | Winter Opening Hours | Summer Opening Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
Kirkstall HWRC
Finding The Kirkstall HWRC
Kirstall tip is perfectly located for residents in the west side of Leeds. It is next to Aldi, just off the A65 Kirkstall Road. Take a left fork just after KFC and bear around to the right to keep McDonald’s on your right and Aldi on your left.
Turn left at the end of the road, and you’ll see the tip on your right alongside the commercial Waste Transfer Station.
The address for the tip is:
Evanston Avenue,
Kirkstall,
Leeds,
LS4 2HR
Kirkstall Tip Opening Times
| Day | Winter Opening Hours | Summer Opening Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
Otley HWRC
Finding The Otley HWRC
Otley tip is North West of Leeds, half way to Skipton. Find it from the A660, taking the A6038 Bradford Road towards Shipley and Bradford at the roundabout. As you leave Otley with Otley Golf Club on your right, continue straight ahead.
You’ll find Otley tip on the left immediately after the left hand bend on the hill.
The address for the tip is:
Bradford Road,
Otley,
LS21 3DN.
Otley Tip Opening Times
| Day | Winter Opening Hours | Summer Opening Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 – 16:00 | 08:00 – 18:00 |
What Can I Take To The Tip?
| Waste Type | Seacroft | Pudsey | Meanwood | Middleton | Yeadon | Wetherby | Kirkstall | Otley |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Waste | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Garden Waste | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paper/Card | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Card Only |
| Plastics | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Tin Cans | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Glass | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Wood | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Batteries | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Electricals/Appliances | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Asbestos (notes) Pre-book required | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Chemicals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Paint | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Scrap Metal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Books | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Shoes/Material | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Oil | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Furniture | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Carpet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Mattresses | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Rubble/Soil* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Plasterboard* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Hardcore* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Tyres* 4 Maximum | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Leeds City Council HWRC Permits
The eight sites above are for residents served by Leeds City Council only. That means that you can use their facilities for disposing household waste only if you pay your council tax to Leeds City Council.
Most normal residential vehicles can use the locations without the need for a permit. That includes normal family sized cars (including 4x4s).
Larger vehicles may need to apply for a large vehicle permit to gain access. This is to reduce the likelihood of trade waste being illegally deposited at the sites.
The process to apply for a permit is simple and straightforward, and you can download the form from the council website.
Please note that very large vehicles such as Luton vans and horse boxes are not allowed on HWRC sites at all. Commercial waste disposal companies offer alternative services, and there are additional commercial services available via the Seacroft and Kirkstall sites.
