Doncaster tips and recycling centres
City of Doncaster Council runs 6 household waste recycling centres. None of them needs booking.
No booking needed
No booking or pass needed for Doncaster residents in their own car at Doncaster sites. Book only for asbestos, hazardous waste, pedestrian visits or one-off visits in hired/borrowed vehicles.
Opening times
Hours for the current season; each tip's page has the full year.
| Tip | Open |
|---|---|
| Armthorpe | Mon to Sun 8.30am to 7pm |
| Balby | Mon 9.30am to 5pm; Thu to Sun 9.30am to 5pm |
| Carcroft | Mon 9.30am to 5pm; Thu to Sun 9.30am to 5pm |
| Conisbrough | Mon to Wed 9.30am to 5pm; Sat and Sun 9.30am to 5pm |
| Hatfield | Mon to Wed 9.30am to 5pm; Sat and Sun 9.30am to 5pm |
| Rossington | Mon 9.30am to 5pm; Thu to Sun 9.30am to 5pm |
What Doncaster tips take
batteries - car and household · cans, tins and foil · cardboard · cooking oil · domestic electrical items · domestic seating · energy saving light bulbs · engine oil · fluorescent tubes · fridges and freezers · glass bottles and sheet glass · green waste · hardcore / rubble /soil · hard / rigid plastic items · LPG gas canisters · mattresses · paper · paint - water based and emulsion paint only · plastic bottles, pots, tubs, trays and carrier bags · scrap metal · textiles - including clothes and shoes · tyres - maximum of four car tyres off rims · vapes · wood (excluding railway sleepers)
Listed for most Doncaster tips. Each tip's page says what it takes.
Vans, trailers and permits
- Medium/large (panel) vans need a Vehicle Pass, 12 visits in 12 months. Flatbeds, box vans and hire vans can't get a pass (book a one-off visit instead); vehicles over 3500kg are never allowed.
- Cars towing a single-axle trailer with no high sides need a Vehicle Pass; only trailer visits count towards the 12.
Before you visit any Doncaster tip
- Hardcore, rubble and soil limited to 300 litres (a standard car boot load) once a week.
- Children under 16 and dogs must stay in the vehicle.
- Pedestrians need a pedestrian pass and must pre-book each visit.
Bin collection days nearby
Read from doncaster.gov.uk on 2 October 2026.