Important information about Birmingham Recycling Centres:
Access is limited to those in vehicles. Unfortunately, there are no pedestrians allowed into the Birmingham Recycling Centres.
Bookings are required to use Birmingham’s tips
- Cars + small trailers (under 6’x4’) book here
- Vans + large trailers (over 6’x4’) click here
Make sure to come in the vehicle you registered when booking a slot.
Slots are 15 minutes, and you can book 3 days in advance up to 2 hours before your slot time. Birmingham residents can make two bookings at the same time (either for the same day or the same week). The sites are updated so new slots become available every day. However, if there aren’t any at a time that works, check other sites here.
You must bring proof of Birmingham residency on the day to enter any of the Birmingham Recycling Centres. Here is a list of what Birmingham tips accept as the only valid proof of address:
- Your driver's licences (physical copy only - photographs will not be accepted)
- Utility bills (digital or physical)
- Council tax bills (digital or physical)
Vehicle access and restrictions at the tips:
There are different booking options for car or van. You cannot enter the site in a Luton van, cage van or tipper van.
Vehicles bringing trailers larger than 6’x4’ must book van slots. Furthermore, if the interior of your car is stripped, it is categorised as a van, and you must register it as so when booking a slot.
There is a height restriction of 6' 10" (2.1 meters) at the Sutton Coldfield and Kings Norton tip entrances. Fortunately, if your vehicle is higher than this, you can use the Castle Bromwich or Tyseley Recycling Centres instead.
You won't be allowed access to any of the sites if your vehicle weighs over 3500kg.
Items accepted at any Birmingham Recycling Centre
- Green garden waste
- Glass
- Metal
- Wood and wood-based products e.g. MDF and chipboard.
- Car and household batteries
- Fridges and freezers
- Engine oil
- Gas bottles (empty and/or partially full) – do not put these in the metals skip. Instead, ask the staff where the specific gas bottle area is.
- Textiles, shoes, and carpets
- Electrical items such as TVs, monitors
- Florescent tubes
- Soil, hardcore and rubble (in limited amounts)
- Mattresses
- Paint – this is a service for domestic waste only; you can not use the RePaint scheme if you are a business or trader.
The council recommends you sort waste before leaving home to cut down the amount of time you need to spend at the tip unloading and sorting. This helps keep the recycling centre, and your trip, as efficient as possible.
What can’t you dispose of at the Birmingham Recycling Centres?
- Asbestos
- Clinical waste
- Tree trunks and large branches
- Birmingham Recycling Centres do not allow more than eight 25kg bags (or equivalent) per visit of rubble or soil, turf, or hardcore.
- You are not allowed to bring trade waste to the tip without specific bookings.
Trade waste:
You can dispose of trade waste at the council's recycling centre only with a valid booking.
For trade waste bookings, you can call 0203 567 3915 between 8 am – 4 pm Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays).
Time slots for this Trade Waste service are available Monday to Friday (5 am-7 am, 11 am-12 pm and 2 pm-7 pm).
- Businesses using the site, with a valid booking, will be charged a deposit fee £78 fee to deposit waste at the site.
- You cannot enter the Sutton Coldfield tip with vehicles over 3500kg
