Waste From Home Improvements
Space Waye Reuse and Recycling Centre is a council run site for the disposal of household waste. This is waste arising from the day-to-day running of a household; as such it does not cover waste produced as a result of construction, excavation or demolition. Such material is classified as industrial waste under The Controlled Waste Regulation 1992:
- Waste arising from works of construction or demolition, including waste arising from work preparity thereto, shall be treated as industrial waste.
- The word ‘construction’ includes improvement, repair or alteration.
The only exception to this is a small volume of home improvements waste as a result of works carried out on a domestic property by the occupiers of that domestic property, carrying out their own construction or demolition works for which no payments have been made.
There is a maximum of 100 litres of home improvement waste that may be accepted by a resident in a single tip (can be fitted into two 50 litre bags).
There is a maximum size of a single article of waste – no larger than 2000mm X 750mm X 700mm (for example a bath tub).
There is a maximum of four single visits per household on any four week period.
Included in this definition of home improvements is DIY waste. DIY waste includes items generated from building or renovation work that has been fixed, screwed down or cemented to a house or garden,
Including items intended for this purpose that have not been used. Vehicles carrying this type of waste,
including cars (over the 100 litre maximum) must report to the weighbridge and visit the site during the trade opening times. This type of waste cannot be accepted on the domestic side of the site and vehicles carrying this type of waste will be turned away if the weighbridge is closed. Mixed loads of chargeable waste and household waste are all liable to be charged for.
Material classified as construction/demolition or DIY waste includes but is not limited to:
- Brick, Rubble and Concrete Slabs
- Paving Slabs, decking and Fence Panels
- Fitted kitchens and wardrobes
- Worktops
- Kitchen and Bathroom Tiles, Roof Slates (including those that are unused)
- Bathrooms and Sanitary Ware
- Soil and turf arising from landscaping, garden renovations and other works – LARGE VOLUME OF SOIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
- Doors and windows
- Roofing materials
- Internal/External Walls & Wall Panels
- Flooring Materials (excl carpet & lino)
- Plasterboard and structural timber
- Other building materials
- Large volumes of garden waste
- Garden sheds, Summerhouses, Wendy Houses, Play Sheds and Tree Houses
Materials not accepted at Space Waye:
- Hazardous waste – asbestos, chemicals, radioactive, toxic.
- Gas bottles from trade source. Exception made to post consumer gas bottles from household source.
To avoid confusion, please consider household waste to comprise of the unwanted contents of the house and not, or no part of, the house itself. Site staff will make the decision as to whether waste is chargeable and their decision is final. Payment of the charge on site indicates acceptance of this policy and no subsequent refunds will be given. Please do not tip on this site if you do not intend to pay for your chargeable waste.
If you have large volumes of construction/DIY waste to off-load you shall be directed to the weighbridge and charged pro-rata for disposal at the full trade waste rate. The minimum charge for unloading equates to any waste unloaded up to 200kg. If you are disposing of waste that has been dumped on private land you may be charged for this, depending on the nature of the waste.
Public customers may dispose of up to two mattresses for free at Space Waye.
- Any customer tipping more than two mattresses will pay the disposal charge of £12.00 for each Mattress in the load.
- All trade customers will pay the disposal charge of £12.00 per mattress.
The charge for recyclables delivered to Space Waye as a clean load of a single material will continue to be significantly discounted. Please contact the site for current rate.
- Contaminated loads containing anything other than the pure materials above will not attract the discount.
- All loads for which a discount is claimed must be pointed out to the weighbridge operator on entering the site.
- Loads that have been separated on the vehicle into recyclable material (that otherwise meet all other conditions outlined here) may be approved for the discount at the discretion of the weighbridge officer.
Please note that site staff (weighbridge officers and management) reserve the right to decide what constitutes chargeable waste and will direct you accordingly.
If you have any questions relating to disposal of waste, contact the site management via email.
Visitors to the site enter at their own risk, must assume responsibility for their own health and safety and should dress appropriately.
