Recycling Centre / Council
Potterhouse Lane Recycling Centre
Potterhouse Lane, Durham DH1 5RL
Opening hours
Visit information
- Monday
- 09:00 - 15:30
- Tuesday
- 09:00 - 15:30
- Wednesday
- 09:00 - 15:30
- Thursday
- 09:00 - 15:30
- Friday
- 09:00 - 15:30
- Saturday
- 09:00 - 15:30
- Sunday
- 09:00 - 15:30
Contact details
Address & Contact
- Address
- Potterhouse Lane, Durham DH1 5RL
- Location
- Durham
- Telephone
- 0300 026 1000
- GPS
- 54.8052065, -1.5925123
- Website
- Visit official website
- help@durham.gov.uk
Plan your visit
Location
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What can I take to Potterhouse Lane Recycling Centre?
- Household batteries
- Car batteries
- Cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Cooking oil
- Fluorescent tubes
- Small household electrical appliances
- Garden waste
- Gas bottles
- General household waste
- Carpets
- Mattresses
- Medical equipment
- Paper and cardboard (no foil or glitter)
- Printer cartridges
- Plastics and cartons
- Scrap metal
- Soil and rubble
- TVs and monitors
- Tyres (maximum five)
- Vapes
- Engine oil
- Untreated wood
- Plasterboard
- Books
- Coffee pods (separate metal and plastic pods)
This is a summary, not a complete list. If an item isn’t shown, check with the council before you travel.
These details describe the household service. A cooling appliance needs its own hazardous-waste permit, must be empty and intact, and is limited to one appliance per permit; confirm the receiving site when applying.
Not accepted
- Wood treated with hazardous materials, including railway sleepers
- Painted commercial heavy-duty pallets
- Allotment waste
- Business and landlord waste
ID and proof of address
- County Durham residents only; staff may ask for proof of address. For permit visits, the person named on the permit should attend and may be asked for ID, such as a driving licence or bank card.
Trailers
- Trailers accepted
- Yes, less than 3m long including the hitch.
- Permit required
- Yes. Download a separate waste permit for each trailer visit and show its QR code. Up to 12 permits per household per calendar year; the waste must match the permit.
About this listing
Listing information
Potterhouse Recycling Centre is located at Potterhouse Lane, Durham DH1 5RL. Potterhouse Tip is for use with residents from the local area only to dispose of their recyclable items or waste. Potterhouse Dump is controlled by Durham County Council Waste Management Disposal Services.
Want to see other recycling centres in Durham? Browse the full list of Durham County Council Recycling Centres.
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