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British Summertime hours will commence from Sunday 31 March 2024

From Monday 1 April 2024 all Household Waste Recycling Centres will operate Summer Opening Hours. Late night opening at each site will be as follows: South Kirkby - Monday 8.00pm (including Bank Holidays) Wakefield - Tuesday 8.00pm Glasshoughton - Thursday 8.00pm...

Recycling Centres Christmas and New Year Opening Times 2023 / 2024

  Date Site Name Opening Times FRIDAY 22ND DECEMBER 2023 ALL CENTRES 08.00 - 17.00 SATURDAY 23RD DECEMBER 2023 ALL CENTRES 08.00 – 16.00 SUNDAY 24TH DECEMBER 2023 (CHRISTMAS EVE) ALL CENTRES 09.00 – 16.00 MONDAY 25TH DECEMBER 2023 (CHRISTMAS DAY)...

Wakefield district residents urged to recycle their electricals

New small electricals recycling collection points unveiled around the district Wakefield Council and waste partner Renewi today unveiled new recycling collection points, located across the district, to help make recycling old and unwanted electricals easier for locals. Together, they hope the...

Winter opening hours will be in operation at the Household Waste Recycling Centres

Please note that British summertime opening hours at the Household Waste Recycling Centres will end from Sunday 29th October 2023. Therefore, from Monday 30th October 2023 all HWRCs will close at 17.00 hours Monday to Friday. New Winter Opening Hours :...

Shanks South Kirby Community Liaison Group Meeting 04.09.2023

Wakefield residents can claim FREE soil improver this Summer

Wakefield Council, working in partnership with Renewi, is pleased to offer residents the opportunity to claim free soil improver from the household waste recycling centres at South Kirkby, Glasshoughton and Wakefield. This initiative is to say thank you to residents for...

Household waste recycling centre August bank holiday opening times 2023

  Date Site Name Opening Times Friday 25 August 2023 All centres 8:00 - 17:00 Saturday 26 August 2023 All centres 8:00 - 16:00 Sunday 27 August 2023 All centres 9:00 - 16:00 Bank Holiday Monday 28 August 2023 South Kirkby...

Late night opening change at Wakefield Household Waste Recycling Centre

The opening hours at the Wakefield Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) are set to change. From Tuesday 1 August, the Wakefield HWRC’s late night opening will change to 8pm on Tuesdays.

Inhaler Recycling in Pharmacies

Wakefield Council, Wakefield District Health and Care Partnership and Renewi are working together to explain why you should not throw your (or someone you care for) inhalers in your recycling or household waste. In the UK, 12 million people have a...

Summer Opening Hours across Household Waste Recyling Centres

Changes to Household Waste Recycling Centre opening hours Please note that summer opening hours will commence on Sunday 26 March 2023. From Monday 27 March 2023 late night opening at each site will be as follows: Denby Dale Road HWRC :...

Changes introduced to encourage more recycling

To encourage more people to recycle, residents visiting a Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) in the Wakefield district will be urged to sort their household rubbish and to think about separating it before it is brought to the recycling centre. This...

Recycling champion?

Do you care about sustainability and protecting the planet? Come and volunteer with Wakefield Recycles Renewi, working in partnership with Wakefield Council, is the waste management company that manages the whole of the waste disposal in Wakefield district. Our dedicated Education...