Rochdale
There are two Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) in Rochdale. The HWRCs are open all year round and are only closed on Christmas day and New Year's day.
- Springvale Household Waste Recycling Centre
- Chichester Street (Waithlands) Household Waste Recycling Centre
The Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) at Peel Lane in Heywood has now closed permanently. Please visit an alternative site
Springvale Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC), Middleton

What you can recycle here:
Asbestos, Batteries, Books, Cans, Cardboard, Carpets, Cell Batteries, Chemicals,, Computer Monitors, Fluorescent Tubes, Fridge/Freezer, Gas Bottles, Glass, Green Waste, Laptops, Non Ferrous Scrap, Engine Oil, Paper, Plastic Bottles, Rubble, Scrap Metal, Textiles, TVs, Tyres, WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) and Wood.
This site has a height barrier of 2 metres (approx 6ft 6inches)
Address:
Springvale
Middleton
M24 2HR
Opening Times
Summer - 8:00am – 8:00pm
Winter - 8:00am – 6:00pm
Chichester Street (Waithlands) Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC)
What can be recycled here:
Asbestos, Batteries, Books, Cans, Cardboard, Carpets, Cell Batteries, Chemicals, Computer Monitors, Fluorescent Tubes, Fridge/Freezer, Gas Bottles, Glass, Green Waste, Non Ferrous Scrap, Oil, (Engine and Cooking) Paper, Plasterboard and Gypsum, Plastic Bottles, Rubble, Scrap Metal, Textiles, TVs, Tyres, WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) and Wood.
This site has a height barrier of 2 metres (approx 6ft 6inches)
Waithlands
Chichester Street
Rochdale
OL16 2AU
Tel: 01706 643 871
Opening Times (7days a week)
Summer - 8:00am – 8:00pm
Winter - 8:00am – 6:00pm
- For more information on Peel Lane HWRC please see the press release Waithlands Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) Reopening
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All of the HWRC facilities in Greater Manchester offer extra assistance to disabled users. For more information please contact GMWDA. |





