Flintshire tips and recycling centres
Flintshire County Council runs 5 household waste recycling centres.
Opening times
| Tip | Open |
|---|---|
| Buckley | Mon 9am to 5pm; Thu to Sun 9am to 5pm |
| Greenfield | Mon 9am to 5pm; Thu to Sun 9am to 5pm |
| Mold | Mon and Tue 9am to 5pm; Fri to Sun 9am to 5pm |
| Oakenholt | Mon and Tue 9am to 5pm; Fri to Sun 9am to 5pm |
| Sandycroft (Deeside) | Mon and Tue 9am to 5pm; Fri to Sun 9am to 5pm |
What Flintshire tips take
Batteries · Cardboard · Carpets (not vinyl) · Clothing (textiles) · Coffee pods · Cooking oil (in sealed containers) · Flu tubes (fluorescent bulbs) · Food waste · Garden / green waste · General waste (separated from recycling) · Glass · Glass panes (not in frames) · Hard plastic · Large electricals · Paints · Paper · Plastic bottles, containers, cartons, tins and cans · Printer cartridges · Scrap metal · Small electricals · Soil / Rubble · TV and monitors · Vapes · Wood · Mattresses (max 1 per booking) · Plasterboard · Tyres (max 4 tyres per booking) · Motor oil (max 10 litres per visit)
Listed for most Flintshire tips. Each tip's page says what it takes.
Flintshire tip charges
| Plasterboard (booking required), per 25L bag / per trailer of unbagged plasterboard | £5 per bag; £30 per trailer |
|---|---|
| Tyres from domestic vehicles and motorbikes (booking required, max 4) | £5 per tyre |
| Motor oil (booking required, max 10 litres) | £5 per visit |
Vans, trailers and permits
- Pick-ups, car-derived, small and medium vans (under 7ft / 2.14m roof), minibuses and campervans need a permit (12 visits a year); Luton/box vans, tippers, flatbeds, long-wheelbase and high-roof vans are not accepted.
- All trailers (single and twin axle, max 2 metres long) need a permit; trailers are not allowed when towed by a vehicle that itself needs a permit.
Before you visit any Flintshire tip
- Mattresses, plasterboard, tyres, motor oil and asbestos must be booked (and paid for where charged) in advance; bring your booking reference.
- One mattress per booking, and only 3 mattress bookings a year.
- Unsorted waste is not accepted: separate black-bag waste before you arrive.
- Trade, commercial and landlord waste is not accepted.
Bin collection days nearby
Read from flintshire.gov.uk on 2 October 2026. We list the tips whose details we could check against the council's own pages.