Romanway Household Waste Recycling Centre (tip)
Romanway Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) operates every day.
Opening hours
We are currently operating on Winter opening hours (October to March): Note: all recycling centres are closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day, other Bank Holidays operate using weekend opening hours. Please note site staff will open bags to sort the waste. Visit our recycling centres (tips) page to check to see how busy your local recycling centre is before you set off. You can also see whether the recycling centre is open or closed.Day Opening Times Monday 9.00am to 3.30pm Tuesday 9.00am to 3.30pm Wednesday 9.00am to 3.30pm Thursday 9.00am to 3.30pm Friday 9.00am to 3.30pm Saturday 9.00am to 3.30pm Sunday 9.00am to 3.30pm Before you set off - what you need to know
Check how busy your recycling centre is
What you can dispose of at a recycling centre
Recycling centres are for household waste only. Staff on site may ask you about the type and quantity of waste you are disposing of, if they believe it may be business or landlord waste.
The following items can be recycled at this site:
- soil and rubble
- wood and plasterboard (no wood treated with hazardous substances such as railway sleepers and no painted commercial heavy-duty pallets )
- garden waste
- scrap metal
- gas bottles
- waste oil and car batteries
- tyres (maximum of five tyres)
- household batteries
- TV's and monitors
- fridges and electrical appliances
- fluorescent light tubes
- paper and cardboard (only wrapping paper and card without foil and glitter can be recycled)
- cans and glass
- plastics and cartons
- textiles and shoes
- cooking oil
- general waste and carpets (accepted on site, but not separated for recycling)
- asbestos, household and garden chemicals (permit required)
- vapes and ecigarette canisters
- medical equipment (community return location for prescribed Medequip labelled equipment that is no longer needed - drop off in the blue amnesty bin)
Business and landlord waste
Commercial and trade waste is not accepted at this recycling centre. If you are a business or landlord, Stainton Grove HWRC (tip) is the only recycling centre in County Durham where you can legally get rid of your trade waste. Find out more about how you can dispose of your waste on our commercial or trade waste collection and waste from landlords pages/
Find us
Romanway Industrial Estate, Tindale Crescent, Bishop Auckland DL14 9AW
Asking for assistance on site
Assistance provided by site staff is at the service user's own risk. The contractor and ourselves will not be responsible for any damage that may occur to vehicles or property resulting from assistance provided.