The Royal Borough's tip is Stafferton Way, Maidenhead: open 8am daily, last entry 4.15pm until March, no booking. Bring proof you live in the borough.

The tip for Windsor, Maidenhead and Ascot is Stafferton Way in Maidenhead, open 8am every day with no booking, and this winter the last car in is at 4.15pm. Windsor households can also use Chalvey in Slough, and Ascot households can use Lyne near Chertsey. Below are the hours, the rules at the gate and what each site takes.

Last checked 13 November 2026 against the Royal Borough’s Stafferton Way page, Slough Borough Council’s Chalvey pages and Surrey County Council’s Lyne page.

Overview

Stafferton Way, Maidenhead Chalvey, Slough Lyne, Chertsey
Run by Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Slough Borough Council Surrey County Council
Address Stafferton Way, Maidenhead SL6 1AY White Hart Road, off Spackmans Way, Slough SL1 2SF Lyne Lane, Lyne, Chertsey KT16 0AR
Hours now 8am, last entry 4.15pm, every day 9am to 5pm every day 8am to 4pm Mon to Wed, 9am to 4pm Sat and Sun, shut Thu and Fri
Booking No No No
Bring Advantage Card, or photo ID plus council tax or utility bill Photo ID plus proof of address Proof of address on your first visit
Height barrier 2.1m 1.7m
Vans Yes, with a free permit each visit No Surrey van permit needed

Van permit for Stafferton Way: apply online before every visit in a van; it is emailed to you. Mobile signal on site is poor, so screenshot it.

Stafferton Way, Maidenhead

Stafferton Way, Maidenhead SL6 1AY. Follow the signs for the Civic Amenity Centre (map). This is the Royal Borough’s own site and the only one that takes everything.

Opening hours

  • October to March: opens 8am, last entry 4.15pm
  • April to September: opens 8am, last entry 7.45pm
  • Open seven days a week, bank holidays included
  • Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day

Who can use it. Royal Borough residents only. Show your Advantage Card, or photo ID with a council tax statement or utility bill, and leave it on the dashboard where the crew can see it. There is no booking.

Getting in. Vehicles only: you cannot walk waste onto the site. The height barrier is at 2.1m (6ft 9in). Trailers up to 2m by 1.3m are allowed without a permit, and a car with a trailer, or a van, can be no longer than 5.56m.

Vans. You need a van permit for every visit in a van or commercial-type vehicle, and you can only bring your own household waste. If you have paid someone to take your rubbish away, it counts as commercial waste and is turned away. Flatbed and cage tippers, long wheelbase panel vans, rear twin axle vans and Luton vans are not let in.

What it takes for recycling. Cardboard and paper, glass, plastics (not bags or film), metal and scrap metal, wood, garden waste, hardcore and soil, textiles and shoes, household batteries, fluorescent tubes and bulbs, small electricals, TVs and monitors, large appliances including fridges and washing machines (emptied of all food), paint, vapes, DVDs, aluminium and plastic coffee pods, and mobility aids such as crutches and walking frames (check first whether the NHS will take them back).

Also taken, though not recycled. Furniture and large toys, mattresses, carpets, hard plastics, plasterboard and car batteries. Hand gas cylinders, including helium and fast gas canisters, to a member of staff.

Asbestos. Up to three sheets (about 2m by 1m) or sacks of cement-bonded asbestos or Artex-coated plasterboard per visit, double wrapped (a red inner bag with asbestos warnings and a clear outer bag, or 1000-gauge polythene) and labelled as asbestos waste. Do not break large pieces up.

DIY waste. From your own home improvements, one car boot load (six sacks) per trip, per month.

What it will not take. Car tyres, clinical waste, demolition and construction waste, loft insulation and Celotex, ink and toner cartridges, lithium fridges, and uPVC window and door frames. Anything on that list goes back home with you.

On site. 5mph, engine off while you are parked, no smoking or vaping (even in the car), no phones except to show a van permit, no earbuds, closed shoes, and children under 16 and pets stay in the vehicle.

Chalvey, Slough

White Hart Road, off Spackmans Way, Slough SL1 2SF (map). Slough Borough Council’s site is open to Royal Borough residents and is the closest tip to most of Windsor and Eton.

Opening hours

  • 1 October to 31 March: 9am to 5pm every day
  • 1 April to 30 September: 9am to 6pm every day
  • Last entry 15 minutes before closing
  • Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve: 9am to 1pm
  • Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day

Who can use it. Slough and Royal Borough residents, with proof of address such as a utility bill and photo ID such as a driving licence or passport. No booking or permit; number plate cameras watch for unusually regular visitors.

Getting in. The barrier is 1.7m (5ft 9in), lower than Stafferton Way. Vans and pick-ups are not allowed: Royal Borough residents in anything taller than the barrier are sent to Stafferton Way. Trailers can be no bigger than 1.5m long by 0.91m wide. You cannot park outside and carry waste in, and staff will not help unload.

Sofas and armchairs: go to Stafferton Way. Chalvey is temporarily not accepting upholstered seating that contains persistent organic pollutants. That covers sofas, sofa beds, armchairs, recliners, futons, bean bags, cushions, upholstered dining, kitchen and office chairs, stools and footstools.

What it will not take. Trade waste, clinical waste, medicines, flares and other explosives, petrol and other flammable liquids, Japanese knotweed and other invasive plants, mud or soil, and clothing, shoes and textiles. Check Slough’s household items accepted list before you go; some DIY waste over a set amount is charged for. Empty your waste out of black sacks and sort it into the labelled containers.

Lyne, near Chertsey (Ascot)

Lyne Lane, Lyne, Chertsey KT16 0AR (map). The Royal Borough lists Lyne for households with an Ascot postcode, under an agreement with Surrey County Council.

Opening hours

  • Monday to Wednesday: 8am to 4pm
  • Thursday and Friday: closed
  • Saturday and Sunday: 9am to 4pm
  • Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve: closes at 2pm
  • Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day; usual hours on other bank holidays

Who can use it. On your first visit, show proof of address: a driving licence, this year’s council tax bill or a recent utility bill. You are then given a sticker for your windscreen for later visits. No booking.

Vans, pick-ups and trailers need a Surrey van permit. No pedestrians.

What it takes. Everything on Surrey’s standard list, plus construction and DIY waste, glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles, bottle tops and cartons. Unlike Stafferton Way, it takes tyres, at £5 per whole or part tyre (bicycle tyres and inner tubes are free). Children of primary school age stay in the car.

Which one to use

  • A sofa, armchair or mattress: Stafferton Way.
  • A van or a big trailer: Stafferton Way, with a van permit for the van.
  • Garden waste or cardboard from Windsor in a car under 1.7m: Chalvey is nearer and open until 5pm.
  • Car tyres from Ascot: Lyne, at £5 a tyre.
  • After 4.15pm in winter: Chalvey, which takes its last car at 4.45pm.

Too big to take yourself?

The council collects large items from your home for a fee. That, your bin days and the garden waste subscription are in Windsor bin collection days, and the holiday changes are in Windsor Christmas bin collections.