The Kensington Drop-off is at C/o 13th Avenue and Dapper Street, Kensington. Free for residents within the City’s 1.5-ton vehicle rule, with clean builder’s rubble on the accepted list, and e-waste accepted (both landfills refuse it).
The rules at the gate
The facility is for use by residents with cars, trailers or LDV’s. The carrying capacity of the vehicles may not exceed 1,5 tons. A maximum of three loads of garage waste, clean builders rubble and garden waste can be dropped off per day. There is no limitation on the amount of loads of recycling that can be dropped at the facility.
Access to the facility is dependent on the available resources
2026 hours
| Gate | When | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Drop-off | Winter (1 May – 31 Aug), Mon–Fri | 08:00 – 17:45 |
| Drop-off | Summer (1 Sep – 30 Apr), Mon–Fri | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Drop-off | Saturday and public holidays (year round) | 08:00 – 17:00 |
| Drop-off | Sunday (year round) | 09:00 – 14:00 |
Closed on Good Friday, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
What it accepts
- Clean builders’ rubble
- Used Motor oil
- Garage waste
- Clean garden waste
- Paper and cardboard
- Tetra Pak
- Cans and metal
- Glass bottles
- Plastic
- Polystyrene
- E-waste
Not accepted: Organic kitchen waste, Hazardous waste.
Every other facility, with its address and hours, is in our Cape Town dump sites directory.
When the free trip stops being free
Garden clean-ups are where the daily cap bites first — a single tree fell fills more than three loads. Garden refuse removal Cape Town handles green waste by the skip, and for concrete, brick or tile there is building rubble removal with collection included.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the Kensington Drop-off hours?
Winter (1 May – 31 Aug), Mon–Fri: 08:00 – 17:45; Summer (1 Sep – 30 Apr), Mon–Fri: 08:00 – 18:00; Saturday and public holidays (year round): 08:00 – 17:00; Sunday (year round): 09:00 – 14:00. Closed on Good Friday, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Is the Kensington Drop-off free?
The facility is for use by residents with cars, trailers or LDV’s. The carrying capacity of the vehicles may not exceed 1,5 tons. A maximum of three loads of garage waste, clean builders rubble and garden waste can be dropped off per day. There is no limitation on the amount of loads of recycling that can be dropped at the facility. Access to the facility is dependent on the available resources
Can I take builder’s rubble to Kensington Drop-off?
Yes — clean builder’s rubble is on the accepted list, within the daily load cap. Loads beyond the cap are skip territory.
Hours, load rules, accepted materials and addresses on this page were taken from the City of Cape Town facility page for the Kensington Drop-off and last checked on 21 August 2026. The City changes drop-off hours seasonally and gate access depends on available resources — phone before a long trip.
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