Shidas Lane recycling centre, Oldbury: opening times, booking and what it takes
Sandwell has one tip, on Shidas Lane in Oldbury, for everyone from West Bromwich to Rowley Regis. Serco runs it for the council.
Every visit is booked, there’s no height barrier, and it isn’t taking fridges or freezers for now.
Checked on 9 October 2026
This centre is run by Serco, for Sandwell Council, not scrapmarket. Check the council’s page before you go.
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0, cropped
Before you go
Fridges and freezers aren’t accepted until further notice, because of a UK-wide shortage of places to treat them.
The tip gets very busy at weekends and on bank holidays. If your time is full, keep checking: slots open up to the last minute.
Key facts
- Address
- Shidas Lane, Oldbury B69 2BP
- Opening hours
- Every day 8am to 4pm; from 7am between 1 June and 30 September
- Booking
- Book every visit online, up to two weeks ahead or on the day
- Vans and trailers
- One booking every four weeks; up to 3.5 tonnes and 6 metres
- Height barrier
- None: the council says there are no height restrictions
- Run by
- Serco, for Sandwell Council
Opening times
| When | Days | Open |
|---|---|---|
| 1 June to 30 September | Monday to Sunday | 7am to 4pm |
| 1 October to 31 May | Monday to Sunday | 8am to 4pm |
Open every day except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. From 1 June to 30 September it opens an hour earlier.
The council’s weekly update says the normal hours apply “apart from some bank holidays” without saying which, while the tip page lists only the three Christmas and New Year closures. No last entry time is published.
From the council’s pages, checked 9 October 2026. Sources are at the end of the page.
Booking and proof of address
All visits are booked online, for every kind of vehicle, up to two weeks ahead or on the day if slots are left. In a car without a trailer you can book as many slots as you like. You can change or cancel until 6.30am on the day.
You need a Sandwell postcode to book. At the gate, show your booking reference and one piece of ID for the address the waste came from; staff can turn you away without it.
From the council’s pages, checked 9 October 2026. Sources are at the end of the page.
Vans, trailers and the height barrier
Vans, pick-ups and cars with trailers can book one slot every four weeks, so book the slot before you hire the van. There’s no permit. Vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, or longer than 6 metres including a trailer, are turned away. Mobility vans don’t count towards the four-week limit, but there’s only one slot an hour for them.
There’s no height barrier.
From the council’s pages, checked 9 October 2026. Sources are at the end of the page.
What it takes and what it refuses
| Item | Takes it? | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sofas and armchairs | Yes | The council’s A to Z guide lists sofas, chairs and furniture. A separate container for upholstered seating isn’t mentioned. |
| Mattresses | Yes | In the lowered skips on the right, past the staff cabin. |
| Fridges and freezers | No | Not until further notice. |
| Plasterboard | Limited | Up to eight bags or 200kg a month, in sealed bags you don’t open on site. |
| Rubble and soil | Limited | Up to eight bags or 200kg a month of rubble and hardcore, and the same of soil and ceramics. |
| Tyres | Limited | Up to four non-commercial tyres a month. |
| Asbestos | Limited | Asbestos cement from your own home, with a permit from the site and the special bags sold there; see the council’s page. Only 8am to 9am or 2pm to 3pm. |
| Trade waste | No | Landlords and other businesses are strictly refused. |
Also taken: garden waste, wood, metal, cardboard and paper, carpets, uPVC doors and windows, glass, plastic bottles, cans, textiles, small electricals, TVs, batteries and vapes, engine oil (up to 5 litres), cooking oil, light bulbs and tubes, and up to two gas bottles a month. Reusable furniture, small electricals and bric-a-brac go in the reuse van on site.
The only charge the council mentions is for the asbestos bags; see the council’s page.
From the council’s pages, checked 9 October 2026. Sources are at the end of the page.
Can’t get a slot, no van, or it won’t take it?
Post the job with a few photos and checked, licensed collectors quote to take it away. You choose, and you pay once it’s gone.
On every job we check the collector’s licence, insurance and ID, record their number plate and where your waste is going before it leaves, issue your waste transfer note, and pay them only once we’ve seen proof it was disposed of legally.
Get quotes from checked collectorsTips for a smooth visit
- Book, and bring your reference and ID for the address the waste is from.
- Van or trailer: one visit every four weeks, so make it count.
- Seal plasterboard and other dusty waste in bags at home.
- Put good furniture in the reuse van rather than the skip.
Questions
What are Shidas Lane tip’s opening times?
Do I need to book Sandwell tip?
How often can I take a van?
Can I take a fridge to Shidas Lane?
Sources
- Sandwell Council: The Household Recycling Centre (the tip). Checked 9 October 2026.
- Sandwell Council: Bins and waste services, weekly update. Checked 9 October 2026.
- Sandwell Council: Restrictions for tip access to residents using vans, pickups, or cars with trailers. Checked 9 October 2026.
- Sandwell Council: A to Z recycling guide. Checked 9 October 2026.
- Sandwell Council: Asbestos removal. Checked 9 October 2026.
- Sandwell Council: Are there any other options for waste disposal in Sandwell?. Checked 9 October 2026.