DIY waste
You can bring up to 16 bags of DIY waste over a maximum of 4 visits within a 4 week period:
- 1 bag is equivalent to a standard 25-litre rubble bag
- small single items, such as a ceramic sink, pedestal, toilet or cistern count as 1 bag
- large single items, such as a bath or glass shower panel, count as 4 bags. Items must be no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm
You need to book a slot before taking your DIY waste to any of our Household Recycling Centres.
Items that have come from commercial activity, including work carried out by a builder or tradesperson on your behalf, will not be accepted at all regardless of whether you are prepared to pay for it or not.
Bag sizes
A bag is equivalent to a small, plastic, sand/aggregate bag from standard DIY stores (or similar) that can be safely lifted by one person.
Important information for non Dorset Council residents
Only Dorset Council residents can dispose of their DIY waste for free. If you live outside of the Dorset Council area you will either need to use your own local authority recycling centre or pre-book and pay for the disposal of your waste at one of ours. This will include a non refundable fee of £8.50 when booking your slot and an additional payment at site to dispose of your items.
Charges for DIY waste
If you need to dispose of DIY waste beyond the free allowance, charges will apply. The rates are outlined below.
Hardcore and rubble
£1.50 per bag or item
Charged for:
- bricks
- blocks
- slates
- tiles
- rubble
- paving slabs
- concrete
- hardcore
- ceramic toilets/sinks/pedestals/baths
- window/door glass
- shower screen/panel
- greenhouse glass
- mortar mix
Pedestals and toilet cisterns are charged for separately. Therefore, a sink and pedestal would be two items.
Soil
£1.50 per bag
Charged for:
- soil
- stones
- sand
- gravel
Plasterboard
Charged for:
- plaster and gypsum related products
- plaster powder
Cost:
- £2.50 per bag
- £10 per sheet
Charges for motor vehicle and motorcycle tyres
Charged for:
- motor vehicle tyres
- motorcycle tyres
Cost: £5 per tyre
No charge:
- bicycle tyres
- wheelbarrow tyres
Cannot be accepted
- commercial tyres
- agricultural tyres
Charges for gas canisters (including fire extinguishers)
Most gas canisters can be returned to their point of purchase free of charge, or via an associated local dealer.
Charged for:
- LPG cylinders
- fire extinguishers
- helium bottles
Charges are:
- £6 small (up to 10kg)
- £11 medium (10kg - 20kg)
- £35 large (more than 20kg) or specialist containers
No charge:
- small camping stove canisters
- soda stream bottles
Cannot be accepted:
- brewery cylinders
- diving cylinders
- welding cylinders
- medical cylinders (including oxygen cylinders)
Payment
Before unloading your waste, please see a member of site staff who will work out how much you need to pay.
The site manager's decision on materials and payment will be final.
Cashless payment would be preferred i.e. debit or credit card (excluding American Express), contactless payment, Apple Pay or Android Pay.
Printed receipts are available for all transactions.