Household waste and recycling centres

Please note: there is no pedestrian access to our HWRCs

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:

• 10 am to 6pm during summer (1 April to 30 September)
• 10am to 4pm during winter (1 October to 31 March)

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.

Please note: there is no pedestrian access to our HWRCs

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)

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.

Use our A to Z recycling guide to check if our HWRCs accept the item(s) you're looking to get rid of.

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