Helston Household Waste and Recycling Centre

Helston tip, Gays Hill, Helston TR13 0QA. Run by Cornwall Council.

Opening times

Monday to Sunday 9am to 4pm

Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

What Helston takes

Batteries · Cans · Cardboard · Clothes and textiles · Cooking oil · Engine oil · Flat glass and UPVC · Fridges and freezers · Fluorescent tubes · Gas bottles · Glass (bottles & jars) · Green/garden waste · Household chemicals (under 5 litres) · Household waste including large bulky items · Mattresses · Metal · Newspaper and magazines · Paints · Plastic bottles · Rigid plastics · Small electrical items · TVs/monitors · Wood

Before you visit

  • Does not take DIY waste (soil, rubble, plasterboard or asbestos).

Cornwall tip rules: 26 materials, vans

Pin: centre of TR13 0QA. © OpenStreetMap · Larger map

Nearest other tips

Bin day near Helston

Cornwall Council collects the bins here.

Source: suezcornwall.co.uk, checked 2 October 2026. All Cornwall tips