The Swartklip Drop-off is at Swartklip Road, Mitchells Plain. 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 gate rules, straight from the City
The facility is for use by Residents with cars, trailers or LDV’s. The carrying capacity of the vehicles may not exceed 1.5 ton. A maximum of three loads of 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 opening hours
| Gate | When | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Drop-off | Winter (1 May – 31 Aug), Mon–Fri | 08:30 – 17:00 |
| 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 you can bring
- Motor oil
- Clean garden waste
- Paper and cardboard
- Tetra Pak
- Cans and metal
- Glass bottles
- Plastic
- Polystyrene
- E-waste
Not accepted: Clean builder’s rubble, Garage waste, Organic kitchen waste, Hazardous waste.
Swartklip’s daily cap covers garden waste only — builder’s rubble and garage waste are refused. The Mitchells Plain drop-off on Spine Road, minutes away, takes both.
Every other facility, with its address and hours, is in our Cape Town dump sites directory.
When the free trip stops being free
A trailer shuttle works up to the three-load cap. A renovation usually beats it: two rooms of tiling is four to six loose loads once you allow for packing, which is two days of queueing. Rubble removal Cape Town covers the weight-rated skip route from R1,200, and the skip hire prices Cape Town guide has every size so the comparison takes two minutes.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the Swartklip Drop-off hours?
Winter (1 May – 31 Aug), Mon–Fri: 08:30 – 17:00; 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 Swartklip 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 ton. A maximum of three loads of 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 Swartklip 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 Swartklip 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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