Towthorpe and Strensall Household Waste Recycling Centre
Towthorpe and Strensall tip, Moor Lane, Strensall, York, YO32 9ST. Run by City of York Council.
No booking needed
No need to book.
Opening times
March
| Monday and Tuesday | 8.30am to 5pm |
|---|---|
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday to Sunday | 8.30am to 5pm |
April to September
| Monday and Tuesday | 8.30am to 6pm |
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| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday to Sunday | 8.30am to 6pm |
October · now
| Monday and Tuesday | 8.30am to 5pm |
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| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday to Sunday | 8.30am to 5pm |
November to February
| Monday and Tuesday | 8.30am to 4pm |
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| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday to Sunday | 8.30am to 4pm |
Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
Last entry 15 minutes before closing
What Towthorpe and Strensall takes
paper, including shredded paper · cardboard · plastic bottles, tubes and pots · metal cans and tins · glass bottles and jars · hard plastic · textiles, clothes, shoes · garden waste · soil, turf · electrical equipment, cables and chargers · fridges and freezers (household only) · vapes and e-cigarettes · fluorescent tubes · household batteries · car batteries · wood · scrap metal · car oil · chemicals, paint (household only) · general household waste · used mattresses · cooking oil (household only)
Before you visit
- York residents only; no commercial waste.
- No rubble, bricks, plasterboard, asbestos, gas bottles, fire extinguishers or tyres: take chargeable and DIY waste to Hazel Court.
- No pedestrian access.
York tip rules: 26 materials, vans
Nearest other tips
- Hazel Court (York) 7.5 km
- Tholthorpe (Easingwold) 19.1 km, North Yorkshire
- Malton and Norton 19.7 km, North Yorkshire
- Tadcaster 22.6 km, North Yorkshire
- Wetherby (Thorp Arch) 23.1 km, Leeds
Bin day near Towthorpe and Strensall
York Council collects the bins here.
Source: york.gov.uk, checked 2 October 2026. All York tips