- Opening times
- What to take
- New rules for the storage and disposal of upholstered furniture
- Re-use shop: "Revive"
- Nearest recycling banks
Calderdale residents can use HWRCs to deposit items that do not fit in the domestic wheelie bin or bin liners. Important note: You must bring and show some identification that proves you are a resident.
There are separate skips for cardboard, scarp metal, general waste, timber, electrical items, green waste and more. Sort your waste before you visit and put it in the right skip. By doing this, you help to make sure that the most is recycled or recovered as possible.
There is a height barrier that restricts vehicles over 5 feet 11 inch (1.8 metres) from entering. Pease note: Unless you have a permit, vehicles above this height will be turned away
Note: We operate a commercial vehicle permit scheme. If you use a van, pick-up or a vehicle with a large trailer, you must have a permit.
Important note: There is no facility for the disposal of plasterboard, hardcore or rubble at this site. Please use an alternative HWRC at Halifax, Brighouse or Todmorden.
Elland (Ainleys) Household Waste Recycling Centre
Huddersfield Road
Elland
HX5 9JR
United Kingdom
Opening hours
Please Note: Gates to these sites can be closed up to 10 minutes before the site closing time. This is to ensure waste is deposited and vehicles have exited by the closing time.
| Day | Summer* | Winter** |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 8am to 5pm | 8am to 4pm |
| Tuesday | 8am to 5pm | 8am to 4pm |
| Wednesday | 8am to 5pm | 8am to 4pm |
| Thursday | 8am to 5pm | 8am to 4pm |
| Friday | 8am to 5pm | 8am to 4pm |
| Saturday | 8am to 4pm | 8am to 4pm |
| Sunday | 9am to 4pm | 10am to 4pm |
*Summer refers to the period when clocks change to British Summer Time (BST).
**Winter refers to the period when clocks revert to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Bank Holidays
All HWRCs are open, but work Sunday hours.
Christmas closures
- 25th and 26th December.
- 1st January.
What to take
- Cans: This includes empty aerosols.
- Car batteries
- Cardboard: Please remove any plastic and polystyrene packaging and flatten the box before disposal.
- Cooking oil
- Electrical
- Fluorescent tubes
- Fridges and freezers
- Glass bottles and jars
- Green waste
- Metal
- Mobile phones: Please deposit in the electrical skip.
- Oil
- Paper
- Plastic bottles, tubs and trays: No hard plastic (like garden furniture) and no plastic film products.
- Textiles and shoes
- Timber
- Vapes: Please place these in the collection tube.
Can't find the item you are looking for? Try the A to Z of waste and recycling.
Re-use shop; "Revive"
We have a shop at Brighouse HWRC for the resale of good quality unwanted items.
- This includes a variety of furniture, toys and homeware at low prices.
- Every item for sale would have gone to waste, which means that each item bought contributes to a greener Calderdale.
For more details, see: Revive shop.