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Recycling and Reuse Centre (The Tip)

The tip is provided for Coventry residents to dispose of their household waste free of charge. It also accepts material not suitable for collection from the kerbside. Coventry and Solihull Waste Disposal Company Ltd (CSWDC) operate the site on behalf of Coventry City Council.

Household waste opening times

Car / Small van or trailer access times

Large vehicle or trailer booking in times

From 1 April to 30 September:

  • Monday to Saturday 8.00am to 5.45pm
  • Sunday 9.00am to 4.45pm

From 1 October to 31 March

  • Monday to Saturday 8.00am - 4.45pm
  • Sunday 9.00am - 4.45pm

Closed: 25, 26 December and 1 January

From 1 April to 30 September:

  • Monday to Saturday 8.00am to 5.00pm
  • Sunday 9.00am to 4.00pm

From 1 October - 31 March

  • Monday to Saturday 8.00am - 4.00pm
  • Sunday 9.00am - 4.00pm

Closed: 25, 26 December and 1 January


Which materials can be reused, recycled or disposed of at the tip?

Materials that can be reused include:

  • Soil (small amounts)
  • Bricks / rubble (small amounts)
  • Tools (none electrical)
  • Bicycles

Materials that can be recycled either wholly or partially include:

  • Garden waste
  • Televisions / monitors
  • Computers (Please ensure all personal information is deleted)
  • Large electrical appliances (ovens, dishwashers etc)
  • Small electrical appliances (microwaves, kettles etc)
  • Fluorescent tubes
  • Fridges and freezers (free from food waste)
  • Paper / cardboard
  • Aluminium cans
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Aluminium cans
  • Batteries (household and car)
  • Textiles / books / shoes
  • Gas bottles
  • Iron / steel / non ferrous
  • Plastic bottles
  • Wood (Clean wood, plywood, work tops, fence panels, no glass or plastic windows etc)
  • Plasterboard and gypsum (no wood, plastic bags or nails)
  • Used engine oil
  • Household and garden chemicals

Materials that can be disposed of or have energy recovery include:

  • Bulky items / furniture (for landfill)
  • Burnable (normal household wheelie bin waste)
  • Asbestos

Special requirements for disposing of asbestos

Please read the special asbestos disposal instruction leaflet before taking asbestos for disposal.

How do I dispose of trade waste?

Coventry & Solihull Waste Disposal Company (CSWDC) can arrange the disposal of your trade waste, either on a contract or ad hoc basis. For further details, please visit the CSWDC Trade Waste webpage.

Am I eligible?

The service is available to all residents of Coventry.

Cars, small vans (escort size) and trailers less than 1.2 metres wide and less than 1.8 metres in length can visit without appointment during the opening times above. Larger vans of the Transit type, pick-ups and vehicles with trailers more than 1.2 metres wide and 1.8 metres in length must to be booked in.

Is there a charge?

Each resident is entitled to eight visits free of charge a year using a transit type van, pick-up or trailer. Lorries are not permitted.

Vehicle bookings

Time slots are limited and are allocated on a first come, first served basis. No vans will be admitted without an allocated time slot. The slots are allocated within the opening times for large vehicles as shown above. At least 24 hours notice is normally required, but several days' notice may be necessary to obtain a booking over weekends and holiday periods. It is important to keep to the allocated time slot.

What you will need to tell us when you make a tip booking

We will require your postcode, full address and details of the waste you are taking to the site. We will also require the registration number of the vehicle (if known) and whether it is hired.

We will give you a reference number at the time of booking which you will have to quote when on site to gain entry.

Please help us by:

  • Segregating your waste to reduce contamination within our recycled materials and benefit you by reducing your time spent on site.

Getting to the tip

Public Waste Recycling and Reuse Centre
Bar Road
Off London Road
Coventry
CV3 4AN
Website: http://www.cswdc.co.uk/

View the location of the Public Waste Recycling and Reuse Centre on a map (PDF).

Contact details

If you would like to make a booking for the tip, have a comment, compliment or complaint about our services, please contact Coventry Direct:
Telephone: 0500 834 333 - open 8.00am to 8.00pm Monday to Friday and 9.00am to 1.00pm Saturday.
Minicom: 0500 431143
E-mail: coventrydirect@coventry.gov.uk or via our online form
Visit: Coventry Direct Express bus
Write to: Council House Reception
Council House, Earl Street
Coventry, CV1 5RR

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