The tip on Shidas Lane in Oldbury is currently open every day 8am - 4pm except Christmas
Day, Boxing Day 9️⃣ and New Year's Day.
Visits to the tip are by pre-booked appointment
only.
You must make a booking for every visit you 9️⃣ make to the tip.
You can now book
more than one car tip booking.
Car users without a trailer can now book 9️⃣ as many slots
as they like.
You can book a visit on the day, up to the last minute, so long 9️⃣ as there
is availability.
Vans, pick ups or cars with a trailer are limited to one booking every
two weeks. Check 9️⃣ restrictions on van, trailer and pick up bookings.
You can book
appointments up to two weeks in advance. The tip is 9️⃣ open daily, including weekends, 8am
- 4pm.
Once you have made your appointment, you can amend the date, time or vehicle
9️⃣ registration or cancel it up to 8am on the day of your booking.
You will need to bring
one piece of 9️⃣ identification for the property where the waste has come from along with
your booking reference number when you visit, as 9️⃣ this may be checked and without it you
will be turned away.
You can also make last minute bookings on the 9️⃣ day, provided there
is a booking slot left. You must bring your booking reference email confirmation with
you, if you 9️⃣ have made a late booking.
Book a visit to the tip
Instructions for visiting
the tip
COVID-19 will be a feature of our 9️⃣ lives for the foreseeable future, so when you
visit the tip and any other public spaces, please still take precautions. 9️⃣ Wash your
hands for at least 20 seconds, cover your face if social distancing isn't possible, and
keep your distance 9️⃣ from others.
Anyone who has COVID-19 symptoms or a positive COVID-19
test result shouldn’t visit the tip (Household Recycling Centre) until 9️⃣ the isolation
period has passed.
Sorting your rubbish and where to put it
To make your visit quicker,
please separate the different 9️⃣ types of rubbish or recycling before you get to the
tip.
Remember that most items can be recycled rather than putting 9️⃣ them in the general
waste container.
Please see the list below to see where the different containers are
located. There are 9️⃣ clear signs on the skips, but if you can’t see the one you need,
please ask one of the site 9️⃣ operatives. For a full list of what you can take to the
site.
On the right hand side as you drive 9️⃣ in – these are the smaller containers and
cages in front of the staff Portakabin
Engine oil (limit 5 litres)
Vegetable
oil
Florescent 9️⃣ tubes and energy saving light bulbs (limit 10 tubes)
Gas bottles ( not
small "disposable" helium balloon cylinders - these will 9️⃣ need to be emptied and placed
in the scrap metal bay after all excess gas is released) Two bottles maximum 9️⃣ per
month
small "disposable" helium balloon cylinders - these will need to be emptied and
placed in the scrap metal bay 9️⃣ after all excess gas is released) Two bottles maximum per
month Car batteries
Household batteries
On the right side past the staff 9️⃣ Portakabin –
these are the lowered skips behind the railings:
Small electrical items
Wood
Scrap
metal
Garden Waste
Cardboard
Carpets
Plasterboard (eight bags or 200kg maximum per
9️⃣ month)
Soil and ceramics (eight bags or 200kg maximum per month)
Hard-core and rubble
(eight bags or 200kg maximum per month)
Mattresses
Fridges
Freezers
Asbestos (non-trade
9️⃣ only, see the asbestos removal page for details of procedure to be followed)
Tyres (4
non-commercial vehicle tyres maximum per month)
UPVC 9️⃣ doors and window
frames
Non-ferrous metals
General waste/black bagged waste
On the left hand side -
these are the ground level skips and 9️⃣ containers
Textiles and clothing
Plastic
bottles
Cans
TVs
Paper
Sheet glass
Glass bottles
Reusable household items (furniture /
small electricals / bric-a-brac) – place in mobile van or 9️⃣ make staff aware if van not
onsite. Alternatively, book a reusable item collection with Community Transport
If you
are bringing plaster 9️⃣ or other dusty materials to the tip, put it in sealed bags before
you get to the site and dispose 9️⃣ of the whole bag without opening it.
Please note that
site staff may refuse access to anyone if there is reasonable 9️⃣ suspicion that the waste
brought to the site is from a business activity or of a type that cannot be 9️⃣ accepted at
the site.
Trade or business waste
We do not accept any trade or business
waste.
Landlords and other businesses are strictly 9️⃣ prohibited from using the centre and
all waste deposited at the site is monitored.
See information about trade waste
collections for 9️⃣ further details.
CCTV and body-worn cameras
Please note that CCTV is in
operation at the tip and staff are fitted with body-worn 9️⃣ cameras at all times.
The use
of these devices is for public and staff safety and to help investigate complaints and
9️⃣ incidents which may happen on site.
There are signs advertising camera usage and all
data recorded is treated in line with 9️⃣ current General Data Protection Regulations.
If
members of the public wish to view footage taken of them, they can request it 9️⃣ in
writing to the Waste Transfer Station Manager, Serco Ltd, Shidas Lane, Oldbury, B69
2BP. It must be within 31 9️⃣ days before the footage is deleted from the system.
