DIY waste charges

From 1 April 2025, you will need to pay to take DIY waste to the Household Recycling Centres.

Waste from any DIY works or improvements on your home is classified as industrial (construction and demolition) waste, not household waste (waste created in the day to day running of your household). Household Recycling Centres are not obliged to accept industrial (construction and demolition) waste, or what we are referring to as DIY waste.

However, we understand that as a result of small home DIY improvements, residents can produce this type of waste, and we will therefore accept it at our Household Recycling Centres, with a small charge to cover the costs of handling and disposal.

The charges have not been introduced to make a profit and have been kept as low as possible.

We appreciate that charges are never welcome, but this will ensure we can continue to accept this type of waste and still afford to keep all five Household Recycling Centres open five-days a week.

You will need to pay by card at the Household Recycling Centres.

Please remember that you will need to book a time slot for your visit. 

What items are considered as DIY waste and what will the charges be?

An easy way to understand what is classed as DIY waste is to think about which items or materials you would not take with you if you moved house. For example, kitchen units, bathroom suites, windows, doors, patios, soil, fence panels, etc - if you would not take it, then it is likely to be DIY waste.

We will only be making charges for certain types of DIY waste (listed below), in particular for materials which incur a cost to process for recycling. Even with the charges, the contractors and the council will not make an income from recycling these items.

Any DIY items not listed as incurring a charge (for example radiators, carpets, etc) will be accepted at the recycling centres free of charge.

Rubble and soil

(breeze blocks, concrete, bricks, ceramics, tiles, flagstones, gravel, slate, other stones, soil, etc)

One bag* per visit free of charge. (Typical retail sand/aggregate bag size, up to 25lt. The bag must be safely lifted by one person. A part-filled bag counts as one bag. Loose material will be charged at an estimated equivalent number of bags.)

Thereafter:

£2.20 per bag (Typical retail sand/aggregate bag size, up to 25lt. The bag must be safely lifted by one person. A part-filled bag counts as one bag. Loose material will be charged at an estimated equivalent number of bags.)

£15.00 per small trailer (Trailer with bed length up to 1.4m, not requiring a CVT permit)

£30.00 per medium trailer (requiring a CVT permit) (Trailer with bed length between 1.4 m and 2.44m, requiring a CVT permit)

Please note: soil and rubble should be brought to site in bags or buckets so that it can be tipped into the right container. We do not have specific machinery on-site to empty loose contents from a vehicle or trailer.

Plasterboard

(must be clean and dry and separated from other materials (wood, rubble, insulation, etc))

£4.40 per bag (Typical retail sand/aggregate bag size, up to 25lt. The bag must be safely lifted by one person. A part-filled bag counts as one bag. Loose material will be charged at an estimated equivalent number of bags.)

£22.00 per small trailer (Trailer with bed length up to 1.4m, not requiring a CVT permit)

£44.00 per medium trailer (Trailer with bed length between 1.4 m and 2.44m, requiring a CVT permit)

Wood and timber

(fitted furniture, doors, cabinets, fences, sheds, flooring, decking, etc)

One bag, per visit free of charge. (Typical retail sand/aggregate bag size, up to 25lt. The bag must be safely lifted by one person. A part-filled bag counts as one bag. Loose material will be charged at an estimated equivalent number of bags.) 

Thereafter:

£4.40 per bag (Typical retail sand/aggregate bag size, up to 25lt. The bag must be safely lifted by one person. A part-filled bag counts as one bag. Loose material will be charged at an estimated equivalent number of bags.)

£4.40 per fence/shed panel

£22.00 per small trailer (Trailer with bed length up to 1.4m, not requiring a CVT permit)

£44.00 per medium trailer (Trailer with bed length between 1.4 m and 2.44m, requiring a CVT permit)

uPVC window and door frames

(without glass)

£3 per single window or single door frame

£6 per multi-pane window or double door

Window and door glass

£0.50 per pane (single glazed)

£1.00 per pane (double/triple glazed units)

Bathroom and kitchen sanitary appliances

(baths, shower trays, toilets, bidets, sinks, shower screens, etc)

£3 each

Insulation material

(PIR foam, wood fibre boards and batts, mineral or fiberglass wool, 'Cellotex', 'Kingspan', etc)

£3 per bag (Typical retail sand/aggregate bag size, up to 25lt. The bag must be safely lifted by one person. A part-filled bag counts as one bag. Loose material will be charged at an estimated equivalent number of bags.)

Roofing felt

(Shed or garage roofing felt)

£3 per bag (Typical retail sand/aggregate bag size, up to 25lt. The bag must be safely lifted by one person. A part-filled bag counts as one bag. Loose material will be charged at an estimated equivalent number of bags.)

Plastic fixtures

(downpipes, guttering, facia, soffit, barge boards, fixings and joints, etc)

£1.00 per metre

£1.00 per 5 fixing/joint pieces

We do not accept asbestos at any of the Household Recycling Centres. Please use a relevant licenced company for disposable.

We have created a convenient 'Frequently Asked Questions' page to address any questions you may have. You can find the answers to these questions on the 'DIY Waste Charges Frequently Asked Questions' page.

Need more information? Get in touch: waste.contracts@powys.gov.uk