Lincolnshire tips and recycling centres
Lincolnshire County Council runs 11 household waste recycling centres. None of them needs booking.
No booking needed
No booking needed: access is not controlled other than the free e-permit scheme for vans and large trailers.
Opening times
| Tip | Open |
|---|---|
| Boston | Mon and Tue 8am to 4pm; Fri to Sun 8am to 4pm |
| Bourne | Mon and Tue 9am to 4pm; Fri to Sun 9am to 4pm |
| Gainsborough | Mon and Tue 8am to 4pm; Fri to Sun 8am to 4pm |
| Grantham | Mon and Tue 9am to 4pm; Fri to Sun 9am to 4pm |
| Lincoln | Mon and Tue 8am to 4pm; Fri to Sun 8am to 4pm |
| Louth | Mon and Tue 9am to 4pm; Fri to Sun 9am to 4pm |
| Market Rasen | Mon and Tue 8am to 4pm; Fri to Sun 8am to 4pm |
| Skegness | Mon and Tue 9am to 4pm; Fri to Sun 9am to 4pm |
| Sleaford | Mon and Tue 9am to 4pm; Fri to Sun 9am to 4pm |
| Spalding | Mon and Tue 8am to 4pm; Fri to Sun 8am to 4pm |
| Tattershall | Mon and Tue 9am to 4pm; Fri to Sun 9am to 4pm |
What Lincolnshire tips take
batteries and car batteries · books · cardboard · cooking oil · fluorescent tubes or light bulbs · food tins, drinks cans and aerosols · fridges and freezers · garden waste · gas bottles · hardcore, rubble, soil and plasterboard · household and garden chemicals · mattresses · mixed glass bottles and jars · mixed textiles and clothes · mobile phones · paint tins · paper · printer cartridges · scrap metal · small appliances · TVs and monitors · used engine oil · washing machines and dryers · wood and timber · excess general household waste
Listed for most Lincolnshire tips. Each tip's page says what it takes.
Vans, trailers and permits
- Vans and 4x4s classed as light goods vehicles need a free permit. Flat-bed pick-ups, commercial vehicles and any vehicle over 2 metres high are not allowed.
- Small trailers (up to 1.8m long, 1.2m wide, 0.5m high) need no permit; large trailers up to 3.6m x 1.8m x 0.5m need one. No greedy boards or caged sides.
Before you visit any Lincolnshire tip
- For Lincolnshire residents' household waste only; no pedestrian access.
- Vehicle tyres are not accepted (single bicycle tyres only).
- Cement-bonded white asbestos (up to 40kg a year) is handled by booking through the council's designated contractors, using bags the council supplies.
- Hardcore, rubble, soil and plasterboard: one small dustbin full per vehicle per day in total. Cooking oil, chemicals and engine oil: up to five litres each per visit.
Bin collection days nearby
East Lindsey · Lincoln · South Holland · South Kesteven · West Lindsey
Read from lincolnshire.gov.uk on 2 October 2026.