Household waste recycling centres

From Monday 5 August, changes came into effect for household waste recycling centre services. These include:

longer opening hours on weekdays until the end of September
a booking system for weekends and bank holidays
emergency closure of Bollington, Poynton and Middlewich sites
a mobile household waste recycling centre for some areas

Contents

Opening hours, locations and site rules
What you can recycle at our household waste recycling centres
Book a slot: weekends, bank holidays and mobile sites
Changes to services from August 2024
HWRC changes from September 2025

Opening hours

Our household waste recycling centres are busiest between 11am and 1pm. If you can, try visiting us at a different time.

8.30am to 4pm (October to March)
8.30am to 6pm (April to September)

If you are visiting at a weekend or bank holiday, you will need to book a slot.

We close the sites promptly. You may be turned away shortly before closing time to allow those customers already on site to dispose of their waste safely and correctly.

Household waste recycling centres in Alsager, Crewe, Macclesfield and Knutsford will be open for an extra hour on weekdays (until 6pm) until the end of September.

Locations of the household waste recycling centres (HWRCs)

Locations
Household waste recycling centre	Address and link to map	Phone number
Alsager	off Hassall Road, Alsager ST7 2SJ (map)	01270 877691
Bollington	Closed - your nearest alternative site is Macclesfield or the mobile HWRC
Crewe	Pyms Lane, Crewe, off the A530 Middlewich to Nantwich Rd, CW1 3PJ (map)	01270 215818
Knutsford	off Mobberley Rd (B5085), Shaw Heath, Knutsford WA16 8HT (map)	01565 650944
Macclesfield	off the A536 Macclesfield to Congleton Road, Gawsworth, Macclesfield SK11 9QP (map)	01625 421290
Middlewich	Closed - your nearest alternative sites are Alsager, Crewe, Knutsford or the mobile HWRC
Poynton	Closed - your nearest alternative site is Macclesfield or the mobile HWRC

Sites at Bollington, Poynton and Middlewich are now closed. Residents can use any of our other sites, or make use of our mobile household waste recycling centre.

Trailers or large vehicles

You will need a household waste permit to dispose of your household waste if you drive a van, pickup, commercial type 4x4 or use a trailer between 1.5 and 3.5 metres in length. The length of trailers refers to the total internal length of the trailer box (excluding the tow bar).

Household waste permits

Only Pyms Lane in Crewe and Danes Moss in Macclesfield can accommodate trailers over 2.5 metres in length.

We don't allow trailers over 3.5 metres, or vehicles over 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight (GVW) on any of our household waste recycling centre sites.

You can only visit our mobile sites in a car.

Site rules

To make sure that your visit is a good experience view our household waste recycling centre policy and user guide (PDF, 399KB).

In particular, remember that:

where young children and pets can’t stay at home, they will be allowed to travel in but they must not get out of the vehicle.
to help prevent people travelling from areas outside of Cheshire East, we may ask you for evidence of your address – so bring a recent utility bill or council tax bill with you.
anyone using abusive language or intimidating behaviour towards site staff or other people will be asked to leave.

Our staff make sure our sites are safe and used appropriately. You could be refused access to the centre if you do not follow their instructions or the site rules.

Our household waste recycling centre customer charter (PDF, 129KB) sets out what you can expect from the site staff and what is expected of you. We do not tolerate abusive behaviour.

Legal regulations

We enforce and comply with:

Contact Waste and Recycling

Call our Waste and Recycling Customer Service Team on 0300 123 5011 during office hours, 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday, if you're unable to use our form.