From 1 September – Free allowance of DIY waste per household
This is limited to 1 visit in a 7 day period and you may bring:
- Up to 2 x 50 litre bags (50cm x 77cm) of DIY waste, or
- 1 large item up to 200cm x 75cm in size (cars only; restrictions apply to vans), or
- 1 sheet of plasterboard 120cm x 140cm (sheets may be presented whole or as 2 halves).
Additional visits with DIY waste over a household's free weekly allowance will incur charges.
Please check participating sites and opening hours before visiting.
For large home renovation projects, please consider hiring a skip to dispose of your waste.
Chargeable household DIY waste
| Waste from the construction, alteration or repair of your home or garden | Included in free allowance per week? | Accepted in a car | Accepted in a van (with valid permit) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flooring - cement, stone, marble, slate, tile based and so on | Yes - all items over free allowance will incur charges | Yes | Yes |
| Sanitary ware - bathroom suites, kitchenware and (for example, porcelain) - baths, cisterns, sinks, toilet pans, bidets (whole or broken up) | Yes - all items over free allowance will incur charges | Yes | Yes |
| Cement based products, including formed items, concrete and formed concrete items, blocks, slabs, posts and so on | Yes - all items over free allowance will incur charges | Yes | Yes |
| Ceramics; piping, tiles and so on | Yes - all items over free allowance will incur charges | Yes | Yes |
| Granite, marble and slates | Yes - all items over free allowance will incur charges | Yes | Yes |
| Rubble and soils - gravel, hardcore, rocks, sand, and stones | Yes - all items over free allowance will incur charges | Yes | Yes |
| Turf (whole) - not including grass cuttings and general green waste (which is free to dispose of) | Yes - all items over free allowance will incur charges | Yes | Yes |
| Tarmac | Yes - all items over free allowance will incur charges | Yes | Yes |
Plasterboard | Yes - all items over free allowance will incur charges | Yes | Yes |
Non-chargeable household DIY waste
| Other waste from the construction, alteration or repair of your home or garden | Accepted in a car (free of charge) | Accepted in a van (with valid permit) |
|---|---|---|
| Clay flowerpots, clay garden ornaments, crockery | Yes | Yes |
| Doors (internal and external) | Yes | No |
| Garden wooden fencing posts and panels, garden structures, trellis, pergolas and sheds | Yes | No |
| Fitted kitchen cupboards and wooden or chipboard work surfaces | Yes | No |
| Fitted units (for example wardrobes) | Yes | No |
| Insulation | Yes | No |
| Plastic sheeting (rigid) | Yes | No |
| Radiators | Yes | No |
| Roofing felt | Yes | No |
| Flooring - wooden, laminated, vinyl and so on (boards/joists/decking). | Yes | No |
| Sanitary ware - bathroom suites and kitchenware - metal (enamelled) | Yes | No |
For waste not accepted in vans, pick-ups or trailers, please see our answers to what chargeable waste you can take in vehicles requiring a waste permit and business waste pages.
Disposing of large quantities of waste in a van or trailer
Please note: We can only accept large quantities of waste arising from the construction, alteration or repair of your home or garden at Guildford, Epsom or Leatherhead where your waste will be weighed and a charge made.
For large home renovation projects please consider hiring a skip to dispose of your waste.
Disposal of asbestos, cement and plasterboard
- Asbestos must not be disposed of with any of the above materials.
- Only cured (set) cement accepted.
- Plasterboard must be disposed of in the dedicated plasterboard container
