Cheshire East tips and recycling centres

Cheshire East Council runs 4 household waste recycling centres. You need to book a slot before visiting any of them.

Booking a Cheshire East tip

Booking is needed only at peak times: weekends and bank holidays. Book up to 30 days ahead through the waste portal; arrive no more than 20 minutes early, and late arrivals are refused.

Book a slot with Cheshire East

Opening times

Hours for the current season; each tip's page has the full year.

Cheshire East tips and their opening hours
Tip Open
Alsager (book first) Mon to Sun 8.30am to 4pm
Crewe (Pyms Lane) (book first) Mon to Sun 8.30am to 4pm
Knutsford (book first) Mon to Sun 8.30am to 4pm
Macclesfield (Danes Moss) (book first) Mon to Sun 8.30am to 4pm

What Cheshire East tips take

batteries · beds and soft furnishings · bric-a-brac · cans · cardboard · carpet · domestic appliances · fridges and freezers · fluorescent tubes and energy saving bulbs · gas cylinders (small domestic) · glass - bottles and jars · green garden waste · IT equipment · mattresses · engine oil and vegetable / cooking oil · paint · paper · plastic bottles · rubble · soil · scrap metal · televisions · textiles/clothing/shoes · vapes · wood and chipboard · asbestos · plasterboard

Listed for most Cheshire East tips. Each tip's page says what it takes.

Vans, trailers and permits

  • Vans: Vans, pickups and commercial-type 4x4s need a free household waste permit (valid 6 months, up to 6 visits). No vehicles over 3.5 tonnes GVW.
  • Trailers: Trailers between 1.5 and 3.5 metres (internal length) need a permit; none over 3.5 metres.

Apply for a Cheshire East permit

Before you visit any Cheshire East tip

  • Free DIY rubble allowance: up to two 50-litre bags or one bulky item (up to 2m x 75cm x 70cm), no more than four visits a month per household.
  • Tyres, fuels and trade waste are not accepted.
  • Busiest between 11am and 1pm and on Mondays.
  • You may be asked for proof of a Cheshire East address.
  • Visiting on foot is not advised; call the site first to arrange a quieter time.

Bin collection days nearby

Cheshire East

Read from cheshireeast.gov.uk on 2 October 2026.