The nearest tip to Crouch End is Western Road in Wood Green, open 9am to 4pm every day with no booking by car. Vans book a day ahead, six times a year.

The nearest tip to Crouch End is the Western Road reuse and recycling centre in Wood Green, N22 6XJ, about a mile north-east of the Broadway. It is open 9am to 4pm every day, it is free, and you do not need to book if you come by car, bike or on foot. Vans and trailers must book at least 24 hours ahead.

Last checked 15 November 2026 against the North London Waste Authority’s Western Road page and Haringey Council’s Western Road page.

Overview

  • Where: Western Road, London N22 6XJ. Enter from Coburg Road only, turning left off Western Road. You cannot turn right into the site.
  • Open: 9am to 4pm, Monday to Sunday and bank holidays.
  • Closed: Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
  • Booking: none for cars, bikes and people on foot. Book a van or trailer at least 24 hours ahead.
  • Rubble and soil: two 50 litre bags, four times in any four weeks, per household.
  • Phone: 020 7464 2225.
  • Open later: Hornsey Street in Islington, N7 8HU, runs 8am to 8pm and opens on Boxing Day.

Western Road, Wood Green
Address Western Road, London N22 6XJ
Way in From Coburg Road, turning left off Western Road
Monday to Saturday 9am to 4pm
Sundays and bank holidays 9am to 4pm
Closed 25 December, 26 December, 1 January
Phone 020 7464 2225

Get there with time to unload. If you turn up in the last 15 minutes with a lot to empty, or there is a queue ahead of you, you will not be let in.

On foot it is about 10 minutes from Wood Green Underground station or Alexandra Palace station.

Hornsey Street, Islington: the late one
Address 40 Hornsey Street, London N7 8HU
Monday to Saturday 8am to 8pm
Sundays and bank holidays 8.30am to 8pm
Closed 25 December and 1 January
Phone 020 7464 2225

Hornsey Street is about two miles south of Crouch End, off Holloway Road. It is the one to use after 4pm, and the only one of the two open on Boxing Day. It has a pedestrian drop-off point, but paint is not taken there on foot: bring it by car or van. The site sometimes shuts for short spells during the day while containers are changed.

Vans, trailers and pick-ups

You need a booking, made at least 24 hours ahead through the NLWA van and trailer booking system, if you come in:

  • a van, or a car with a trailer;
  • any vehicle with no seats in the back, including a minibus with the seats taken out, a stripped campervan or a crew cab pick-up.

Each north London resident gets six van bookings a year. Bring proof of address, such as a utility bill, and the hire agreement if the van is hired. Caged tippers and flatbed trucks are not allowed at all. People carriers and wheelchair accessible vehicles do not need to book, though staff may ask you to point out the adaptations. To cancel or change a slot, use the link at the bottom of your confirmation email.

What you can take

Western Road takes most household items: furniture, mattresses, carpets, fridges and freezers, washing machines, TVs and other electricals, batteries including lithium-ion, light bulbs and tubes, scrap metal, wood, garden waste, real and artificial Christmas trees, textiles, books, bikes, glass, paper and card, gas bottles, engine oil, car batteries and plasterboard (kept apart from other waste). Use the item search on the NLWA Western Road page if you are unsure about something.

DIY waste is limited. Rubble, hardcore, concrete, bricks, stones, soil, sand and gravel are taken up to two 50 litre bags at a time, four times in any four week period, per household.

Paint: water-based emulsion is taken, and reusable paint goes to the Community Repaint scheme, where you can also pick up leftover tins free.

What it will not take

  • Asbestos, including old cement roof sheets and gutters that may contain it.
  • Car tyres.
  • Business waste. The van bookings exist to keep trade rubbish out.
  • Chemicals, petrol, oil-based paint and varnish. Book the free City of London hazardous waste collection, which covers all north London residents.
  • Medicines and needles.

On site

Sort your load before you set off and do not throw items into the containers. Only two people should get out of the car, and children and dogs stay in it. Staff will help disabled visitors unload; bring proof of disability. Otherwise you need to be able to lift each item yourself or with one other person.

If you cannot get things there, Haringey runs a paid bulky waste collection: see Crouch End bin collection days. Christmas collection changes are on Haringey Christmas bin collections.

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