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Inert waste permits

To recycle construction and demolition waste (also called inert waste) at a Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC), you’ll need a free inert waste permit.

The permit allows you to bring up to 10 bags or single items (like a sink or toilet) of inert waste each calendar year.

We count one bag as measuring up to 600mm x 900mm.

If your waste is presented in another way (including if the container has been altered to hold more), the site attendant will decide how many bags it’s equal to.rt waste permit

You need an inert waste permit to deliver any of the following waste types free of charge:

  • Breeze blocks

  • Bricks

  • Ceramics (baths, bidet, shower tray, sink, tiles, toilet)

  • Concrete

  • Drainpipes (ceramic types)

  • Flagstones/paving slabs

  • Gravel

  • Hardcore

  • Plaster*

  • Plasterboard*

  • Rubble

  • Sand (sharp)

  • Slates

  • Soil

  • Stones

  • Tarmac

  • Tiles (floor/roof/wall)

  • Turf

*These waste types should be presented separately and deposited in the plaster and plasterboard container.

You do not need a permit to deliver any other waste type.

Separate permits for van and commercial vehicles/trailers are required in accordance with the council's access policy.

Without a permit

If you don't have an inert waste permit, or if you have more inert waste than the permit provides for, you have the option to pay at the HWRC.

The charges in these circumstances is £3.50 per bag or item.

For inert waste delivered in trailers the following charges apply:

  • trailers up to 1 metre in length - £17.50

  • trailers up to 2 metres in length - £35

  • trailers up to 3 metres in length - £52.50

Open-backed vehicles (like pick-up trucks) will be charged based on the size of their loading area.

If your waste is presented in another way (including if the container has been altered to hold more), the site attendant will decide how many bags it’s equal to and apply the appropriate charge.

You can only pay by credit or debit card at the site. Cash and cheques are not accepted.

If your permit application is successful we will post it out on the next working day by 2nd class post. Please allow up to 7 days to receive your permit.