These are our nearest recycling centres:
- Croydon
- Gamlingay
- St Neots (pictured right and above)
There are also these – but because Hatley is in Cambridgeshire, these sites, outside the remit of the County Council, may not accept your rubbish.
- Biggleswade
- Royston – not open Thursday and Friday
South Cambs District Council has a list of recycling centres (debatable of how up-to-date it is) and other information on recycling.
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.
** From 11 May 2020, all visitors must book a time slot to enter the Biggleswade Household Recycling Centre, which can be done via this website: www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/xfp/form/175.
The site is closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years 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 13th August 2020.
Sainsbury’s, Biggleswade
Bells Brook
Biggleswade
SG18 0NA
01767 317 587
There are three recycling bins in the car park at Sainsbury’s supermarket, accessible at all times –
- Books and music bank – books, records, tapes, CDs, videos – for the British Heart Foundation.
- Clothing bank – clothes, curtains, shoes, blankets, sheets – for the British Heart Foundation.
- Shoes – for the Variety Club.
Information checked / updated 26th July 2018.
Croydon
Queen Adelaide
Recycling banks, accessible at all times, in the pub’s car park:
- Paper – newspapers, magazines, junk mail, directories, catalogues.
- Glass bottles and jars.
- Clothes and shoes – for Planet Aid.
Information checked / updated 26th July 2018.
Gamlingay
The Eco Hub
Stocks Lane
Gamlingay 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:
- Plastic bottles – such as milk bottles (polyethylene terephthalate ( PET)), most drinks bottles (high density polyethylene (HDPE)), and shampoo bottles etc (polyvinyl chloride (PVC)).
- Clothing and shoe bank – clean clothes, shoes in pairs, bric-a-brac – for Oxfam.
Information checked / updated 26th July 2018.
Royston
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Note It is not open on Thursday and Friday.
Beverley Close
off York Way
Royston
SG8 5HF
Website. This will take you to the WasteAware website.
Directions
From the Old North Road going past the Tesco roundabout towards Royston town centre, turn right at the next roundabout into York Way, then look for sign to the left. It’s not far from the Royal Mail sorting office.
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 13th August 2020.
Tesco, Royston
Old North Road
Bassingbourn
Royston
SG8 5UA
0345 677 9582
In the car park opposite the petrol pumps are three ‘Clothes and shoes’ bins.
Inside the store there is a cabinet for recycling thinks like ink-jet cartridges – it’s along the wall overlooking the car park.
Information checked / updated 8th May 2020
St Neots
Household Waste 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.
** From 29 June 2020, all visitors must book a time slot to enter St Neots Household Recycling Centre, which can be done via this website: www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/waste-and-recycling/household-recycling-centres.
** From October 2019, all Cambridgeshire residents using a commercial-type vehicle or any trailer in excess of 1.5 m length are required to have an e-permit. This can be applied for at www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/hrc-permits.
The site is run by Recap.
Information checked / updated 13th August 2020.