Registering to use the centres
We have two household waste and recycling centres in Rutland.
You need to be a Rutland resident and register your vehicle on our automatic number plate recognition system (if you've not already registered this) to use the centres.
You can register your vehicle, change or check which vehicle(s) you currently have registered through MyAccount.
About our household waste and recycling centres
Please note: there is no pedestrian access to our HWRCs.
Cottesmore HWRC
Address
Cottesmore HWRC, Burley Road, Cottesmore, Oakham, Rutland LE15 7BZ
Opening days / hours
This centre is open four days a week:
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
- Monday
On days when this centre is open, the opening hours are:
- 10am to 6pm during summer (1 April to 30 September)
- 10am to 4pm during winter (1 October to 31 March) apart from Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve when it closes at 3pm
Weekends
Weekends can be very busy, and there may be times we cannot accept certain items.
We plan for busy periods, but we may have to turn you away if we reach capacity on items. In extreme cases we may have to close the site until there's enough capacity to run it safely.
If you can, try to visit during the week when the site is usually quieter.
Bank holidays
The site is closed on:
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
- New Year's Day
Trailers
You cannot use a trailer at Cottesmore HWRC.
North Luffenham HWRC
Address
North Luffenham HWRC, Luffenhham Road, Morcott, Rutland LE15 9DW
Opening days / hours
This centre is open six days a week:
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
On days when this centre is open, the opening hours are:
- 10am to 6pm during summer (1 April to 30 September)
- 10am to 4pm during winter (1 October to 31 March) apart from Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve when it closes at 3pm
Weekends
Weekends can be very busy, and there may be times we cannot accept certain items.
We plan for busy periods, but we may have to turn you away if we reach capacity on items. In extreme cases we may have to close the site until there's enough capacity to run it safely.
If you can, try to visit during the week when the site is usually quieter.
Bank holidays
The site is closed on:
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
- New Year's Day
Trailers
You can use trailers that are less than three metres (excluding the towing iron) at North Luffenham HWRC.
Items accepted at HWRCs
Use our Waste and recycling A to Z to check if our HWRCs accept the item(s) you're looking to get rid of.
Disposing of upholstered seating
If you want to dispose of upholstered seating, please bring these items on their own - not as part of a mixed load.
Councils have to incinerate any upholstered seating that's thrown away, along with any other items that are part of the same load.
This is because persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in seating textiles and foams can harm the environment.
HWRC rules
There are rules which must be followed when you visit either centre:
- no pedestrian access
- no commercial waste is accepted
- no clinical waste is accepted
- no asbestos-based materials are accepted
- no fireworks or explosives are accepted
- try not to bring upholstered seating like sofas and armchairs to the HWRC as part of a mixed load
- you cannot take a horsebox to the HWRC
- any children aged under 16 must stay in your vehicle at all times onsite
- you can only bring waste that you're able to unload yourself - for example, if it took two people to load a heavy item on your vehicle, you will need to bring two people to the site to unload it