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Bins, waste and recycling - Coronavirus update
Stockton Heath, Gatewarth and Woolston community recycling centres (CRCs) are now open for essential trips only.
For the latest guidance and information about what you can and can't take to the tip at the moment, if you'll need a permit or for site opening hours, please visit the bins, waste and recycling coronavirus page.
Please do not visit the site if you are able to safely store your waste at home, thank you for your patience.
Community Recycling Centres
You can now visit all of our community recycling centres.
Stockton Heath opening times
During spring/summer (April-September)
- Weekdays: 10am-4pm
- Weekends and bank holidays: 8am-6pm
During autumn/winter (October-March)
- Weekdays: 10am-4pm
- Weekends and bank holidays: 8am-4pm
Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
Gatewarth opening times
8am-6pm throughout the year.
Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Woolston opening times
- Weekdays: 10am-4pm
- Weekends and bank holidays: 8am-6pm
Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
CRC checklist
Please only visit our CRCs if you have an essential need to dispose of household waste. There will be strict restrictions and traffic management in place on site, so we’d ask you to only travel to the recycling centre if any of your household waste cannot be safely stored at home.
- Access by car only, strictly no pedestrians. Vans, vehicle trailers or commercial type vehicles will require a recycling permit, please see vans, trailers and large vehicles below
- Only one person is permitted per car, unless you are a blue badge holder – in which case you can have another person in your car with you
- Due to social distancing restrictions, our staff will not be able to help with unloading or lifting items, so only take to the tip what you can safely dispose of yourself
- We're accepting all types of household waste/recyclables
- We will be operating a one-in, one-out system to ensure people can dispose of their waste safely, so expect lengthy queues
- To help prevent people travelling to the CRC from outside Warrington, we will need you to provide evidence of your address, so please take a recent utility bill, council tax bill or proof of address to display in your car windscreen
- Please observe the social distancing rules when on site, and be considerate and patient with one another
- If you are abusive, intimidating or clearly flout the national guidance you will be removed from the CRC
- There will be comprehensive traffic management in place on site. Lengthy queues are expected and residents may be asked to leave and return later
Even with these measures in place, we anticipate that queuing times will be significantly higher than usual and could possibly be several hours. Please bear this in mind when considering if your visit is essential.
Vans, trailers and large vehicles
Vehicles more than 3.5 tonnes, and trailers bigger than 3 metres in length or 1.5 metres in width, aren't allowed at all.
If you do want to use a van, or other commercial-type vehicle, or a vehicle pulling a trailer, you will need a recycling centre permit which is available for our Gatewarth Site only.
Permits require 48 hours notice to process and are issued on an appointment basis for an agreed date between specific hours of operation.
How to apply
Ring us on 01925 442527 between 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday. Permits are free.
You’ll need to tell us:
- Which community recycling centre you want to use
- How many times you plan to visit – you can only visit up to three times in a 12 month period
- What date you want to visit
- What items you need to get rid of, and how much – you’ll only be allowed to tip the items detailed on your permit
- The make, model and registration number of the vehicle you’ll be using
Make sure you bring your permit number with you, plus proof of your address such as your driving licence or a recent utility bill.
Follow the national guidance
Anyone in self-isolation or with any COVID-19 symptoms must not visit the community recycling centre under any circumstances.
If households have had COVID-19 symptoms, waste should be left for at least 72 hours before disposal and personal waste should be safely double bagged. Please place this in your normal bin collection if you can.
Bin collections and waste
Bin collections are running as usual, you can check the date of your next collection on our website.
With people staying at home, more household waste is being created. You can help keep the collection services running by collapsing your waste and packaging before placing it in the bins, so please squash boxes, cartons and plastic bottles. This will reduce the need for separate bags of waste.