What Are The Barnsley Tips And Opening Times?

Barnsley council provide several recycling centres for the use of residents needing to dispose of domestic waste in addition to their weekly refuse collections.

Four Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Household Waste Recycling Centres are located around the local authority’s area in Barnsley, Goldthorpe, Penistone and Worsbrough Dale. The HWRC sites can be used throughout the year by residents to throw away household waste.

Location	Summer Hours	Winter Hours
Barnsley	09:00 – 17:00	09:00 – 16:00
Goldthorpe	09:00 – 17:00	09:00 – 16:00
Penistone	09:00 – 17:00	09:00 – 16:00
Worsbrough Dale	08:00 – 19:00	08:00 – 16:00

Summer operating hours run from 1st April to 30th September, and the winter opening times are from 1st October to 31st March.

The Four Barnsley HWRCs

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council operate four Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs). Here’s a look at each with the information you need to know to use them.

Please keep in mind that from time to time the operating schedules below may change as a result of unexpected events, such as adverse weather, accidents on site, excessive demand or other emergencies.

Barnsley Tip

Finding Smithies Lane HWRC

The Smithies Lane Tip serves Barnsley itself, and is located north of the centre of Barnsley. Heading out of Barnsley north on the A61, turn left just after KFC and you’ll find the tip on your right after about five hundred metres.

The address of Barnsley tip is:

Smithies Lane Household Waste Recycling Centre,
Smithies Lane,
Barnsley,
S71 1NL.

Smithies Lane Recycling Centre Opening Times

Goldthorpe Tip

Finding Nicholas Lane HWRC

Goldthorpe tip is to the east of Barnsley. Leave the A635 at the Hollygrove Roundabout on Barnsley Road towards Goldthorpe. Turn left onto Nicholas Lane after around 450 metres, and you’ll find the tip on the right just before the road goes under the A635 bridge.

The address for Goldthorpe tip is:

Goldthorpe Household Waste Recycling Centre,
Nicholas Lane,
Goldthorpe,
Rotherham,
S63 9AT.

Nicholas Lane Recycling Centre Opening Times

Penistone Tip

Finding Springvale HWRC

Penistone HWRC is located to the west of Barnsley, just off Sheffield Road in the Springvale area of Penistone. Look for the Britannia pub, and follow the road down the side to the bottom of the hill. You’ll find the Springvale tip at the bottom.

The address to visit the Penistone HWRC is:

Springvale Household Waste Recycling Centre,
Sheffield Road,
Penistone,
Sheffield,
S36 6HH.

Springvale Recycling Centre Opening Times

Worsbrough Dale Tip

Finding West Street HWRC

Worsbrough tip is south of Barnsley. Take the B6100 West Street from A61 at the Country Park (signposted B6100 Doncaster). You’ll go around a right bend by the church then a left bend and the tip is then on your left.

Worsbrough Household Waste Recycling Centre,
West Street,
Worsbrough,
Barnsley,
S70 5DJ.

West Street Recycling Centre Opening Times

Barnsley Tips And Bank Holiday Opening

Barnsley have one of the simplest opening patterns in the country, with all sites open every day of the week.

All four recycling sites under the control of Barnsley Council are open on bank holidays, on their usual opening times. However, all sites are closed on Christmas Day (December 25th), Boxing Day (December 26th) and New Year’s Day (January 1st).

Outside of these three exceptions, sites operate all year round on the above schedules.

What Can I Take To The Tip?

Provided your waste is from domestic use, you can dispose of the following types of rubbish at the HWRCs:

• Paper & Card
• Plastics (Group 1 and 2)
• Metal
• Garden Waste
• Batteries
• Electricals, Appliances & White Goods
• Soil
• Rubble
• Light Bulbs
• Clothing, Textiles & Shoes
• Oil (Both motor and cooking)

Barnsley HWRC Permits

Councils across the country provide recycling and general waste services through a combination of refuse collections and HWRCs. One of the problems this creates is that businesses have to pay a lot of money to dispose of waste, whereas residents get the service included as part of their council tax bill.

While most businesses take their responsibilities seriously, there are some who would exploit the Household Waste Recycling Centres if there were no checks in place to prevent businesses from illegally dumping waste with them. This would increase costs for all residents across Barnsley Council’s area, as the costs are covered in the council tax bills.

The way this is policed is through two methods:

• Staff Monitoring
  HWRC staff are always present on site during operating hours, along with CCTV recording activity on site. This allows the council and its staff to effectively monitor the use of the recycling sites in real time to prevent unauthorised use. It also allows for retrospective fines to be issued (or prosecutions to be pursued) if footage is captured and later found to show illegal fly tipping by businesses by using facilities for residents.
• Vehicle Restrictions
  Tips controlled by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council are only accessible by certain types of vehicles, in order to prevent access to larger vehicles that would be more likely to be carrying trade waste. These include vans, 4×4 pickups, minibuses and campervans. These vehicles may be able to arrange a visit to a Barnsley council owned site by proving that the waste they will be dropping off is domestic rubbish, and the vehicle is privately owned. Learn more and apply for a permit here.

Even if you have a permit granted, regardless of whether it is for a single visit or repeat visits (typically through a book of 12 passes), waste must be from a residential address only and not have been generated through trade.