Gloucestershire tips and recycling centres
Gloucestershire County Council runs 5 household waste recycling centres. You need to book a slot before visiting any of them.
Booking a Gloucestershire tip
Book a 30-minute slot online before every visit (vans, pick-ups and large trailers use a van booking).
Book a slot with GloucestershireOpening times
Hours for the current season; each tip's page has the full year.
| Tip | Open |
|---|---|
| Fosse Cross (Cirencester) (book first) | Mon 9am to 5pm; Wed to Sun 9am to 5pm |
| Hempsted (Gloucester) (book first) | Hours not published in a form we could check |
| Oak Quarry (Coleford) (book first) | Mon 9am to 5pm; Wed to Sun 9am to 5pm |
| Pyke Quarry (Horsley) (Stroud) (book first) | Mon and Tue 9am to 5pm; Wed Varies, check with the council; Thu to Sun 9am to 5pm |
| Wingmoor Farm (Bishop's Cleeve) (book first) | Mon to Sun 9am to 5pm |
What Gloucestershire tips take
Batteries · Books · Cans · Card and cardboard · Coffee pods · DIY waste, rubble and building materials · Electronic and electrical equipment · Flat glass · Fluorescent tubes · Garden waste · Gas bottles · Glass bottles and jars · Household and garden chemicals · Ink cartridges · Light bulbs · Mobile phones · Cooking oil · Waste engine oil · Paper · Plastic bottles · Scrap metal · Shoes · Textiles and clothing · Televisions and monitors · Vapes and E-cigarettes · White goods · Wood and timber
Listed for most Gloucestershire tips. Each tip's page says what it takes.
Vans, trailers and permits
- Vans and pick-ups need a van booking: one visit a day, up to 3.5 tonnes gross weight.
- Trailers up to 6ft x 4ft inside can come with a car booking; larger trailers need a van booking.
Before you visit any Gloucestershire tip
- Only residents' own household waste; no commercial waste.
- Asbestos only in special bags ordered from the council in advance.
- Has a small reuse shop (cash only) selling donated items.
Bin collection days nearby
Read from gloucestershirerecycles.com on 2 October 2026. We list the tips whose details we could check against the council's own pages.