This site replaced the old site at Foss Islands Road household waste recycling centre in June 2006. The new purpose built site has more facilities for recycling and composting, clear signage and good traffic flow. Site attendants are on hand to offer help and assistance to anyone that requires it.

If you are a householder bringing your own waste to the site in a hire vehicle, van, vehicle with trailer or other large vehicles you will need a booklet of free householder permits to access the sites.

Location

The site is located on James Street Industrial estate, off Lawrence Street. It can also be accessed from Layerthorpe, via Hallfield Road and the new link road.

Location map of Hazel Court household waste recycling centre

The link above shows you a map of Hazel Court household recycling centre using our online maps (Localview). You can zoom in and out of the map.

Map of facilities

You can download a map of the facilities at Hazel Court from the right of this page.

Opening times

The opening times for Hazel Court are:

April to September

• Monday to Saturday 8.30am to 7.00pm
• Sundays 8.30am to 4.00pm

October to March

• Monday to Saturday 8.30am to 5.00pm
• Sundays 8.30am to 4.00pm

The site is open as usual on bank holidays except for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day when it is closed.

Please note that the last entry to the site is 15 minutes before the advertised closing time. 

Recycling and disposal facilities

Facilities are available to recycle and compost the following materials: Paper, cans, glass, cardboard, cartons, car oil, wood, plastic bottles, textiles, shoes, books, garden waste, soil, electrical equipment, fluorescent tubes, mobile phones, ink cartridges, DVD's, CD's and household batteries, fridges and freezers and general waste for disposal to landfill.

It is also possible to take asbestos to the site, this needs to be double wrapped in plastic.  Please contact us before taking asbestos to the site so we can check there is sufficient room in the container.  When you get to the site please speak to a site attendant who will show you where to put the asbestos.

Green garden waste containers

The green garden waste containers are a great way to compost your large or excess garden waste items that are too large/too much to fit in your green wheeled bin or home compost heap.

• YES PLEASE- grass, hedge and shrub clippings, old plants, weeds, leaves
• NO THANK YOU- plastic bags, soil, rubble

Garden waste collected in the designated containers is taken to Harewood Whin where it is composted using the Windrow process.

You can buy the compost at Hazel Court Household Waste Recycling Centre, for £2.50 per bag.  Please ask a site attendant for assistance.

Note: The availability of compost at Hazel Court HWRC is subject to change. Please telephone York Customer Contact centre on 01904 551551 before visiting the site to check availability of compost to avoid any inconvenience.

Soil and turf

There are composting containers provided for soil and turf at the site.  Please do not put brick rubble into these containers.

Rubble containers

Designated skips are provided for rubble. This waste is taken to Harewood Whin where it is sorted and crushed to produce fines and aggregate that can be used in landscaping and construction work.

There is a restriction on the amount of brick rubble that you can bring onto the site, please look at the new permit scheme.

Wood containers

Old pieces of wood and timber can be placed into the wood recycling containers. If you are unsure whether something can go into the containers please ask a site attendant. Wood is taken and chipped and made back into wood boards.

Scrap metal, electrical equipment etc

There are areas at the sites set aside for the disposal or recovery of scrap metal, electrical equipment, fridges, chemicals, batteries and gas cylinders.  Please ask a site attendant for help finding these facilities. 

Fridges and freezers

Fridges and freezers from households can be left for recycling at all three household waste recycling centres free of charge.

Trade Waste

Trade waste is accepted at this site, for details see our Commercial waste disposal sites page.

If you declare that the waste you are carrying as being from your household, and not from a business activity, you might be asked to fill in and sign a waste declaration form before you are allowed onto site.  These forms will be inspected on a regular basis and any irregularities will be investigated.

For more information on your responsibilities as a business disposing of your waste please see our Commercial waste disposal sites page.