Recycling Centre / Council

Biggleswade Recycling Centre

Bells Brook Lane, Biggleswade SG18 0NA

Opening hours

Visit information

Monday
09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday
09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday
09:00 - 17:00
Thursday
09:00 - 17:00
Friday
09:00 - 17:00
Saturday
09:00 - 17:00
Sunday
09:00 - 17:00

Contact details

Address & Contact

Address
Bells Brook Lane, Biggleswade SG18 0NA
Location
Stevenage
Telephone
0300 300 8302
GPS
52.0943165, -0.2737144
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What can I take to Biggleswade Recycling Centre?

  • Aluminium cans
  • Cardboard and paper
  • Car batteries
  • Household batteries
  • Carpets and underlay (permit limits)
  • Cooking oil
  • DIY materials (permit and quantity limits)
  • Electrical appliances
  • Fridges and freezers
  • Small domestic fire extinguishers
  • Larger fire extinguishers (permit, one per household per year)
  • Small gas cylinders
  • Larger gas cylinders (permit, two per year)
  • Glass bottles, jars and household glass
  • Low-energy bulbs and fluorescent tubes
  • Garden waste
  • Household furniture
  • Mattresses (permit, maximum two per year)
  • Paint tins
  • Printer cartridges
  • Scrap metal
  • Shoes and textiles
  • Soil (quantity limits)
  • TVs and monitors
  • Computers and mobile phones
  • Tyres (permit and charges)
  • Engine oil (permit, maximum 20 litres per visit)
  • Vapes
  • Wood
  • Rigid household plastics

This is a summary, not a complete list. If an item isn’t shown, check with the council before you travel.

Book a 20-minute visit before travelling. Material-specific permits are separate from trailer permission. Carpet/underlay permits allow two visits per household per year; check the council’s permit quantities for DIY materials and soil. Thorn Turn has a separate paid trade service.

Not accepted

  • Asbestos
  • Large e-bike and e-scooter batteries
  • Petrol
  • Explosives, firearms and fireworks
  • Clinical waste
  • Commercial or Halon fire extinguishers
  • Pet waste, bedding and faeces
  • Hazardous or biological waste outside the specifically accepted streams
  • Other vehicle parts, apart from accepted car batteries and tyres
  • Tree trunks over 30cm girth unless appropriately sectioned
  • Trade waste in the household service

ID and proof of address

Bring proof of a Central Bedfordshire address, such as a driving licence, current Council Tax bill or utility bill less than a year old. Staff may ask to see it.

Trailers

Trailers accepted
Single-axle trailers only, maximum 1.8m × 1.2m × 0.6m, with the load covered. No twin-axle or tipping trailers, or vans and pickups towing trailers.
Permit required
Required for trailers from 1.2m × 0.9m up to the maximum size. Permits cover one visit, with up to 12 per household in 12 months.

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