Slag Lane Waste and Recycling Centre
Slag Lane (Leigh) tip, Slag Lane, Leigh, WA3 1BZ. Run by Wigan Council.
Opening times
Summer (from last Sunday in March) · now
| Monday to Sunday | 8am to 7.45pm |
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Winter (from last Sunday in October)
| Monday to Sunday | 9am to 5.45pm |
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Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
Open on bank holidays
May close early if traffic is queuing near closing time
Vans, trailers and permits
- Vans under 3.5 tonnes need a free single-visit permit.
- Cars may tow a single-axle trailer up to 3 metres without a permit; twin-axle trailers (up to 3m) need a permit.
What Slag Lane takes
Everything on the Wigan list.
Before you visit
- Approach from the Lowton side.
Nearest other tips
- Chanters (Atherton) 6.5 km
- Kirkless (Higher Ince) 6.5 km
- Newton-le-Willows 7.2 km, Merseyside
- Woolston 10.5 km, Warrington
- Boysnope Wharf (Eccles) 11.4 km, Greater Manchester
Bin day near Slag Lane
Wigan Council collects the bins here.
Source: wigan.gov.uk, checked 2 October 2026. All Wigan tips