Is The Tip Open?

North Yorkshire tips: charges, permits and opening times

Yorkshire and The Humber

What the tip charges

What North Yorkshire says it charges
ItemPrice
Rubble / hardcoreper standard hardcore and rubble bag. above free allowance; bag equivalents: breeze block 1, four bricks 1, concrete fence post 2, kerb 3£3.80
Soilfree within DIY allowance; above it marked chargeable ("See details") but no soil price listedNo charge published
Plasterboardper standard bag. above free allowance; a 2.4m x 1.2m sheet = 2 bags£3.70
Bathroom/kitchen ceramics (shower tray, sinks, toilets)per bag equivalent. e.g. shower tray 2, bathroom sink 1, sink and pedestal 2, ceramic kitchen sink 2, toilet and cistern 2£3.80
Tyreseach (car, motorcycle, 4x4, on or off rim). always charged; truck £13.40 off rim / £16.40 on rim; agricultural £22.20 / £29.70; solid £16.40£3.50
Asbestosaccepted at some sites; tell staff on arrivalFree
Gas bottlesfree; returnable LPG bottles charged £0.70 (<15kg) / £3.70 (15kg+) only for commercial-like vehicles after 12 free visitsFree
Extra visits in a commercial-like vehicle (after 12 free a year)per standard bag of active (general) waste. green £2.90, wood £2 per bag; up to half a Transit load: active £66.70, green £48.30, wood £59.40; scaled to £267.20 / £193 / £237.60 for 1.5-2 Transit loads; cardboard/glass/paper from £0.70-£1.80 per bag£5.20

Council's price list

Free DIY allowance

Free up to four visits within a four-week period; once a week either a single article no larger than 2000mm x 700mm (site pages: 2000 x 750 x 700mm) or less than 100 litres of DIY waste fitting into two 50-litre bags. Must declare DIY waste to staff. Covers hardcore, bricks, rubble, tarmac, plasterboard, soil, concrete, glass, ceramics (baths, toilets, sinks), sand.

From North Yorkshire's pages, quoted or summarised.

In England, councils can't charge householders for their own DIY waste up to two 50 litre bags, or one item up to 2000 x 750 x 700mm, per visit, for up to four visits in four weeks. They can charge above that. Check your load.

Vans, pickups and trailers

Permit needed: Free

From 27 April 2026 all vehicles must be registered (free). Commercial-like vehicles (vans, pickups, flatbeds, 4x4s with cargo areas, campervans, motorhomes, cars towing open trailers over 1.5m) get 12 free visits per 12 months, re-registered yearly; then charges per visit. Not allowed: agricultural vehicles, horseboxes, over 3.5t, enclosed trailers. Wombleton: no commercial-like vehicles over 4.9m long or 2.1m high, no trailers.

Van and trailer rules on the council's site

Do I need to book?

No booking needed for cars

No booking, but every vehicle must be registered online first (household registration: up to 2 vehicles, 3 years, unlimited visits; temporary/hire registrations available).

Council's visiting page

Proof of address

No proof of address needed

Registration checked by number plate; no documents needed except for hire cars (hire documents and proof of address).

Mattresses and sofas

Mattresses
Free
Sofas and furniture
Furniture free

What the council accepts

All 20 tips and opening hours

Opening hours are our short summary of the council's page. Bank holiday and Christmas hours often differ.

Good to know

20 permanent sites plus mobile HWRCs (Aysgarth, Boroughbridge, Hawes, Hudswell, Langthwaite, Pateley Bridge, Reeth, West Burton) which take no tyres, rubble, plasterboard or asbestos. Harrogate (Wetherby Road / Stonefall) takes no commercial waste. Card payments only; no exemptions.