Gordon's Bay Drop-off
Council-run drop-off facility serving Gordon's Bay. Free for Cape Town residents dropping off builders rubble, garden refuse & recyclables.
From CBD
All loads
Open daily
Facility type
Gordon's Bay Drop-off is a City of Cape Town drop-off facility in Gordon's Bay, roughly 49.4 km from the city centre. Sitting on the route to Sir Lowry's Pass, it is one of the latest-closing sites in the whole network and stays open far longer than most on Sundays — handy for the Helderberg basin.
Gordon's Bay Drop-off Opening Hours
The City of Cape Town runs two seasonal schedules at all drop-offs and landfills. Sundays and public holidays follow shorter hours.
| Period | Hours |
|---|---|
| Summer (1 Sep – 30 Apr) | Mon-Fri 08:00-20:30 |
| Winter (1 May – 31 Aug) | Mon-Fri 08:00-17:45 |
| Saturday & Public Holidays | 08:00-17:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00-17:00 |
Closed: Good Friday, Christmas Day, New Year's Day
Hours follow the City of Cape Town seasonal schedule and can change. Source: City of Cape Town — Drop-off Sites Table & Operating Times. Call the City on 0860 103 089 to confirm before driving across.
What Gordon's Bay Drop-off Accepts
Accepted free of charge
- Clean builder's rubble
- Garage waste
- Paper and cardboard
- Cans and metal
- Plastic
- E-waste
- Motor oil
- Clean garden waste
- Tetra Pak
- Glass bottles
- Polystyrene
Not accepted
- Organic kitchen waste
- Hazardous waste
- Chemical products (paints, solvents, pesticides)
- Batteries
- Automotive fluids
Max 3 loads / day for rubble & garden waste. Vehicles must not exceed 1.5 tons.
How to get to Gordon's Bay Drop-off
Sir Lowry's Pass Road, Gordon's Bay. GPS -34.148898, 18.887237.
Don't want to drive to Gordon's Bay Drop-off?
For R600-R1,200 our crew loads and removes your rubble directly from your driveway — no rented bakkie, no load limits, no weighbridge queue. We haul it to licensed Council disposal facilities for you, with your rubble removal collection nearby handled door-to-door.
Sites near Gordon's Bay Drop-off
The three closest City of Cape Town facilities — useful if this one's queue is long or you're closer to one of them.
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