Local community recycling sites:

There are approximately 130 local community recycling sites located across Kirklees in various car parks such as supermarket car parks. Click here to find your nearest local community recycling site.

Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) are located at:

• Emerald Street (off Hillhouse Lane), Huddersfield, HD1 6BY map
• Bent Ley Road, Meltham, Huddersfield, HD9 4AP map
• Bromley Farm (off Barnsley Road, HD8 8PD map
• Weaving Lane (off Thornhill Road), Dewsbury, WF12 9QR map
• Nab Lane (off Pheasant Drive), Birstall, WF17 0HU map

Kirklees residents can use the above sites for their own household waste provided they enter and leave the site in a vehicle. For health and safety reasons, children under 16 must remain inside the vehicle whilst on site. Kirklees residents are asked to bring their Kirklees residents access permit to the site. If you have not got one, please click the link below to request one:

Request a Kirklees residents access permit

For commercial type vehicles, a special permit is required. This commercial vehicle permit is for only bringing domestic (not trade) waste, from your own household only. To apply for a commercial vehicle permit, please click the link below:

Download the commercial vehicle permit application form (PDF Document)

All sites are open throughout the year, except on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

The following household items are accepted at all 5 of our Household Waste Recycling Centres:

Batteries (inc Domestic & Car)	Cans	Cardboard
Chemicals	Electrical Goods	Fridge Freezers
Garden Waste	Gas Bottles	General Waste
Glass Bottles & Jars	Metal	Oil
Paint	Paper	Plaster Boards★
Plastic Bottles	Soil, Brick & Rubble	Tetrapak Cartons
Textiles	Wood

★Plaster Boards are ONLY accepted at Emerald Street, Bent Ley Road and Thornhill Road where they are separated for recycling.