These are our nearest recycling centres:
Royston 14 min (9.0 mi) via A1198. NB Not open Thursday and Friday.
St Neots (above) 18 min (9.6 mi) via Tetworth Hill.
Biggleswade 22 min (9.7 mi) via B1040.
NB As Biggleswade and Royston are under the remit of Central Bedfordshire (Biggleswade) and Hertfordshire County Council (Royston), they are not bound to accept your rubbish – you may be asked to provide proof of ID or proof of address.
Charity banks, mainly for clothes and shoes, can be found in Biggleswade, Gamlingay, Potton, Royston, St Neots and Sandy; South Cambs District Council has a list on ‘Find a recycling point’.
Bulky item collection (furniture, carpets, washing machine, cooker etc): use this link to the South Cambs District Council website.
Household waste recycling centres
Royston
Recycling centre It is not open on Thursday and Friday.
Beverley Close (off York Way)
Royston
SG8 5HF
0300 123 4051 br>
WasteAware website
Opening times
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday.
8.00 am to 4.00 pm
Closed Thursday and Friday as well as Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day; open on all other Bank Holidays.
Information checked / updated 6th December 2021.
St Neots
Recycling Centre
Unit 3
Marston Road
off Cromwell Road
St Neots
PE19 2HB
01480 354 355
Website
Opening times**
Seven days a week, all year round.
8.00 am to 6.00 pm – entrance gates shut 10 minutes before closing time.
** Closes 1.00 pm Christmas Eve and closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day; open on all other Bank Holidays.
** If you use a commercial-type vehicle, any trailer in excess of 1.5 m length or over 570 litre capacity, you are required to have an e-permit: Household Recycling Centre e-permit scheme.
The site is run by Recap.
Information checked / updated 9th March 2022.
Biggleswade
Household Waste Recycling Centre / Tidy Tip – opposite Sainsbury’s fuel station:
Bells Brook
Biggleswade
SG18 0NA
01767 313 684
Website
Opening times
Seven days a week, all year round
9.00 am to 5.00 pm – entrance gates shut 10 minutes before closing time.
The site is closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. It closes at 1.00 pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
See the Central Bedfordshire Council website for a list of items accepted.
Information checked / updated 6th December 2021.
Charity banks
Biggleswade
Sainsbury’s, Bells Brook
Biggleswade
SG18 0NA
01767 317 587
Store opening times
Inside the store near the toilets are cardboard bins for:
- Ink-jet cartridges, batteries and water filters.
Information checked / updated 8th December 2021.
Gamlingay
The Eco Hub
Stocks Lane
Gamlingay
SG19 3JR
01767 651 226
The side gate is open at all times.
Recycling banks, accessible at all times, in the car park:
- Clothing and shoe bank – clean clothes, shoes in pairs – for The Salvation Army.
Information checked / updated 1st December 2021.
Woodview Farm Shop
Potton Road
Gamlingay
SG19 3LW
01767 650 200
In the car park, near the shop:
- Clothes and shoes bank – for Planet Aid UK.
Information checked / updated 5th December 2021.
Potton
Tesco Express
12 King Street
Potton
SG19 2QT
0345 026 9691
In the car park:
- Clothes and shoes bank – for Planet Aid UK.
- Shoes, handbags and belts bank – for Planet Recycle.
Information checked / updated 1st December 2021.
Royston
Tesco Extra
Old North Road
Royston
SG8 5UA
0345 677 9582
Store opening times
In the car park opposite the filling station:
- Clothing and shoe bank – clean clothes, shoes in pairs – for The Salvation Army.
Inside the entrance:
- Bin for soft plastics.
Inside the store behind the checkout tills is a cabinet for:
- Ink-jet cartridges, batteries and water filters.
Information checked / updated 22nd December 2021.
St Neots
Tesco Extra
Barford Road
St Neots
PE19 2SA
0345 677 9599
Store opening times
In the car park near the Click and Collect point:
- Clothing and shoe bank – clean clothes, shoes in pairs – for The Salvation Army.
Inside the entrance:
- Bin for soft plastics.
Inside the store behind the checkout tills:
- Ink-jet cartridges, batteries and water filters.
Information checked / updated 10th December 2021.
Waitrose
Priory Lane
St Neots
PE19 2BH
0345 677 9582
In the right hand corner of the car park (looking at the front of the supermarket):
- Clothing and shoe bank – clean clothes, shoes in pairs – for 2r’s Community Resource Centre.
- Clothing and shoe bank – for Helping our Future.
- Clothes and shoes bank, also belts and handbags – for ASTCO.
Information checked / updated 1st December 2021.
Sandy
Tesco Superstore
Station Road
Sandy
SG19 1NX
0345 610 2908
Store opening times
In the car park:
- Clothing and shoe bank – clean clothes, shoes in pairs – for The Salvation Army.
Inside the store behind the checkout tills:
- Ink-jet cartridges, batteries and water filters.
Information to be checked.
Page updated 9th March 2022.