WASTE RECYCLING

If you’re planning a clear-out, renovation, or garden project and you need to transport household waste for recycling, hiring a van from Easihire – Wigan and visiting a waste recycling centre like Kirkless Recycling Centre can be the most efficient solution.

🚐 Step 1 — Hire the Right Van for Your Job

Before making your recycling trip, you’ll want the right vehicle for the waste you’re carrying.

📍 Why Easihire

Local, experienced van hire provider in Wigan town centre.
Wide fleet including small vans to larger Lutons with tail lifts — ideal for bulky items like furniture or garden debris.
Flexible opening hours, including Sunday mornings.
Clear requirements — you’ll need a valid UK driving licence and proof of identity.

Tips before you drive off:
✔ Ensure you understand the van’s size and loading capacity.
✔ Bring the rental agreement and your licence when you head to the recycling centre — you’ll need these for your permit too.

📄 Step 2 — Get a Waste Recycling Permit

Wigan Council operates a free permit scheme for residents using vehicles larger than a standard car — including hire vans.

🧾 Key Points:

You must apply online before you visit the recycling centre.
Permits allow one visit only, and you can get up to 12 permits per year.
Your hire van details — registration number, vehicle type, and hire documents — are required.
The permit is free, but is valid for household waste only — not trade or business waste.

💡 Important: Without a permit, you may be turned away — or worse, investigated for misuse — because Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) is active across sites.

🗑️ Step 3 — Prepare Your Waste Before You Go

Being organised before you hit the recycling centre makes the process faster and keeps staff safe.

📦 What You Can Bring:

Paper, cardboard, glass, plastic bottles & containers.
Wood, metal, textiles, small electricals.

⚠️ What You Cannot Bring:

Trade or commercial waste — even in a hire van.
Large bulky hazardous materials without prior arrangement.
Anything that doesn’t fit in your van safely.

Pro tip: Separate your waste into categories at home — e.g., metal, plastics, wood — so you can unload efficiently when you get there.

📍 Step 4 — Arrive and Unload Safely

When you arrive at the recycling centre:

Bring your waste permit, hire vehicle documents, and photo ID.
Follow on-site signs and staff instructions — sites have speed limits and specific unloading areas.
Only adults should unload the vehicle, and children/pets should stay inside.

💡 Safety first: Manual unloading is required — you won’t be able to use any tipping mechanisms on hired vans.

🧠 Expert Tips to Make It Easier

⏱️ Pick the Right Time

Recycling centres operate normal hours (e.g., 9:00–17:45 in winter), and queues can build during weekends or near closing.

📸 Be Prepared for Checks

Staff may ask to inspect what you’re disposing of, and your permit may be monitored via cameras.

👥 Be Environmentally Responsible

Recycling centres sort and process items to reduce landfill — you’ll help the council recycle product materials properly.

🏁 Final Thought

Using a hire van from Easihire in Wigan to take household waste to your local recycling centre is effective and environmentally responsible — but only if you follow the rules, have the correct waste permit, and prepare your load in advance.

Whether you’re having a clear-out of a garden shed or moving house, planning ahead saves time, ensures compliance, and supports proper recycling. ♻️

Or visit our friendly team @ 44 Queen St, Wigan,WN3 4HX