The Sea Point Drop-off is at Tramway Road, Sea Point. Free for residents within the City’s 1.5-ton vehicle rule, with builder’s rubble refused at this gate, 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 with a carrying capacity not exceeding 1,5 tons. There is no limitation on the amount of recycling that can be dropped off 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 – 13:00 |
Closed on Good Friday, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
What it accepts
- Cans and metal
- E-waste
- Glass bottles
- Plastic
- Milk and juice cartons
- Motor oil
- Paper and cardboard
- Polystyrene
Not accepted: Builder’s rubble, Clean garden waste, Garage waste, Organic kitchen waste, Hazardous waste.
This is a recycling-and-small-items facility, not a rubble or garden one: builder’s rubble, garden waste and garage waste are all on the refused list. The rubble-accepting facility nearest the Atlantic Seaboard side of town is the Woodstock drop-off at 25 Beach Road.
Every other facility, with its address and hours, is in our Cape Town dump sites directory.
When the free trip stops being free
Mixed clear-outs, part junk, part rubble, part garden, are the loads this facility cannot take in one go, because each stream has its own cap. That mixed pile is exactly what waste removal in Cape Town covers, skip or crew, and rubble removal in Cape Town handles the heavy fraction on its own when that is all you have.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the Sea Point 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 – 13:00. Closed on Good Friday, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Is the Sea Point Drop-off free?
Yes, free for Cape Town residents. The facility is for use by residents with cars, trailers or LDV’s with a carrying capacity not exceeding 1,5 tons. There is no limitation on the amount of recycling that can be dropped off at the facility. Access to the facility is dependent on the available resources.
Can I take builder’s rubble to Sea Point Drop-off?
No, builder’s rubble is on this facility’s refused list. Take it to a rubble-accepting facility from the directory, or book a rubble skip.
Hours, load rules, accepted materials and addresses on this page were taken from the City of Cape Town facility page for the Sea Point 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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The load this site turns away
This is one of only three City drop-offs that refuses builder’s rubble outright, so a renovation load brought here is turned back at the gate whatever its weight. For anyone working in the Southern Suburbs, that means either a longer drive to a site that accepts rubble, or a rubble skip standing on the property while the work runs.
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