Household waste - disposal sites

The local tips are Western Riverside Waste Authority, Smugglers Way, Wandsworth SW18. Please check the WRWA website for opening times or call  Tel 020 8871 2788 as these vary for cars and vans. 

Cringle Dock, Cringle Street, Battersea SW8. Opening hours are 24 hrs. Tel 020 7622 1046 for further enquires.

The sites have facilities for residents to dispose of bulky waste and materials for recycling. 

If you intend to transport household waste from your own residence in anything other than a car (see below), then you must Pre-Notify the Western Riverside Waste Authority of your arrival and provide proof of identity when you arrive at the site. 

Pre-Notification of Arrival

Residents can Pre-Notify online at www.wrwa.gov.uk anytime. Residents can also Pre-Notify, during office hours, by ringing the Cleaner Greener hotline on 020 8753 1100

Whether you Pre-notify online or by phone, you will need to supply:-
• Your name
• Your address (which must also be the origin of the waste) 
• Your e-mail address (only if you want confirmation of your pre-notification) 
• Contact Telephone Number 
• Registration Number of Vehicle

On Arrival at Site
When arriving to deposit your waste you should enter the site via the main trade site entrance and make your way to the weighbridge. At the weighbridge you will be asked to sign a document confirming that you live within Hammersmith & Fulham and that you are depositing your own waste from your own residence. You will also have to prove your identity and address details. The simplest way of doing this is by showing a current photocard driving licence but there are alternative methods. 

Cars (without trailers) are as defined below and must be under 6 feet 6 inches in height and not have been modified to carry goods (e.g. seats removed, side and/or back windows blacked out) :

-Cars (saloons, hatch, estate etc.) 
-4 x 4 Passenger vehicles 
-People carriers and minibuses with seats in place 
-Motor Caravans 
-Black Cabs

Note: Toyota Hilux or Mercedes Vito type vehicles are not deemed to be cars.

This is free for residents only, Trade customers will be required to pay.

All Vehicles will be monitored and enforcement action taken if the number of vists allowed is abused.

For further information about the Civic Amenity sites visit the WRWA website  or call the Cleaner Greener Hotline 020 8753 1100.