Bideford Recycling Centre
Bideford tip, Bideford Recycling Centre, Caddsdown Industrial Estate, Bideford, EX39 3BE. Run by Devon County Council.
Opening times
Summer (April to September)
| Monday to Friday | 9am to 5pm |
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| Saturday and Sunday | 10am to 6pm |
Winter (October to March) · now
| Monday to Friday | 9am to 4.30pm |
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| Saturday and Sunday | 10am to 4.30pm |
Closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
Closed on Easter Sunday.
What Bideford takes
Aluminium and steel cans · Household and car batteries · Cardboard · Carpets · Mattresses · Flat glass · Glass bottles and jars · Fluorescent tubes · Light bulbs · Fridges/freezers · Garden/green waste · Large domestic appliances · Other electrical appliances · Metal · Paper, newspapers and magazines · Plastic bottles · Bulky/rigid plastics · Clean mixed plastic packaging · Printer cartridges · Textiles · Timber/wood · TVs/computer monitors · Vapes · Vegetable oil · Petrol powered lawn mowers and strimmers · Coffee pods · Soft furnishings/upholstered domestic seating
Charges at Bideford
| Plasterboard (clean only), after free allowance | £7.60 per sheet/bag |
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| Bonded asbestos (double wrapped, max 10 sheets or bags) | £21.30 per sheet/bag |
Before you visit
- Pedestrians can use this site (not if parked on the public highway).
- Has a reuse shop selling reusable goods.
Devon tip rules: 26 materials, charges, vans





Nearest other tips
- Deep Moor (Torrington) 11.1 km
- Seven Brethren (Barnstaple) 14.3 km
- Anvil Corner (Holsworthy) 22.1 km
- Killacleave (Ilfracombe) 22.9 km
- Bude 26.2 km, Cornwall
Bin day near Bideford
Torridge District Council collects the bins here.
Source: devon.gov.uk, checked 2 October 2026. All Devon tips