You can visit Bickenhill tip to dispose of and recycle things that can’t fit in your bins/sacks or that we can’t collect through your kerbside collection service.
You can only visit if you live in Solihull. This means if you pay your council tax to another authority, you should not use the site.
What you need to do
- If you are planning to use a van, or a car and trailer please check our permit page for further information.
- You will need to book an appointment to use the HWRC and get a reference number.
- You will need to show proof of residency in Solihull, such as a utility bill, when you arrive. This can be a paper or electronic copy (on your mobile phone or other device).
- Please park in the designated bay as directed.
- Please pre-sort recycling and waste at home for a quick turnaround time to help the site remain on schedule.
Book an appointment
Each appointment slot is 15 minutes. This is to try to make sure that every household that needs to use the service can book a slot.
The booking week runs from Monday to Sunday.
If there are no slots available, please check again at a later date as new slots are released daily and on a rolling 3-week basis.
If you are visiting the site before 3 August 2026
If you plan to visit Bickenhill HWRC before Monday 3 August 2026, please use one of the following links to book your appointment:
If you are planning to use a hire vehicle to visit the site, please contact us on 0121 704 8000 to request a permit.
Help with booking an appointment or cancelling can be found in our FAQs section.
If you are visiting the site on or after 3 August 2026
If you plan to visit Bickenhill HWRC on or after Monday 3 August 2026, you will need to book an appointment using our new system.
Book an appointment for on or after 3 August
From 3 August 2026, we will be issuing digital permits. Please refer to our permit scheme page for more information.
Opening hours and directions
Address:
Bickenhill Household Waste and Recycling Centre
Coventry Road
Solihull
B92 0DY
You can get directions to the site using Google Maps.
Opening hours for Bickenhill tip
Before visiting Bickenhill tip please check our opening times.
Summer
Our summer hours are from 1 April to 31 October.
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm
- Tuesday from 9:00am to 6:30pm
- Weekends from 9:00am to 4:30pm
Winter
Our winter hours are from 1 November to 31 March.
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:00am to 4:00pm
- Tuesday from 9:00am to 5:30pm
- Weekends from 9:00am to 4:00pm
- Use our site plan to help plan your visit.
- Vehicles which use a permit can only access the site at certain times.
- Please wash your hands before visiting the site, wear gloves where possible and wear sensible footwear.
- For the safety of site staff and site users our staff may be wearing body cameras.
- Please see our household waste recycling guide which provides more information on what you can expect when visiting the site and what you can do to make the most of your visit.
