Halton tips and recycling centres
Halton Borough Council runs 2 household waste recycling centres.
Opening times
Hours for the current season; each tip's page has the full year.
| Tip | Open |
|---|---|
| Johnsons Lane (Widnes) | Mon to Sun 8am to 6pm |
| Picow Farm (Runcorn) | Mon to Sun 8am to 6pm |
What Halton tips take
Batteries (car) · Batteries (household) · Books, CDs & DVDs · Bric-a-brac · Cans · Cardboard · Carpets and underlay · Electrical items · Fridges & freezers · Fluorescent tubes · Garden/Green · Glass (bottles & jars) · Mattresses · Oil (engine) · Oil (cooking) · Plasterboard (gypsum) · Rubble · Scrap metal · Soil · Televisions · Textiles · Tyres · Wood (untreated timber) · Large plastics · Non-recyclable household waste · Paint
Listed for most Halton tips. Each tip's page says what it takes.
Vans, trailers and permits
- Vans must pre-arrange their visit by booking a permit.
- Large trailers must pre-arrange their visit by booking a permit.
Before you visit any Halton tip
- No commercial waste.
- Household cement-type asbestos by appointment only (email hdl@halton.gov.uk or call 0303 333 4300).
- No pedestrian access.
Bin collection days nearby
Read from halton.gov.uk on 2 October 2026. We list the tips whose details we could check against the council's own pages.