Launceston Household Waste and Recycling Centre

Launceston tip, Pennygillam Industrial Estate, Launceston PL15 7PH. Run by Cornwall Council.

Book before you go

Book a slot online (or call 0300 1234 141) before you visit; same day or up to a week ahead.

Book a slot with Cornwall

Opening times

Monday to Sunday 9am to 4pm

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

What Launceston takes

Asbestos · Batteries · Cans · Cardboard · Clothes and textiles · Cooking oil · Engine oil · 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 · Plasterboard · Plastic bottles · Small electrical items · Soil and rubble · TVs/monitors · Tyres · Wood

Charges at Launceston

Bonded asbestos, over the free weekly allowance £10.80 per sheet or bag
Plasterboard, over the free weekly allowance £6.00 per sheet or bag
Soil and rubble (incl. sanitary ware), over the free weekly allowance £1.90 per sack or sanitary ware item

Before you visit

  • Also takes some commercial waste, for a charge, booked through the trade waste system.

Cornwall tip rules: 26 materials, vans

Pin: centre of PL15 7PH. © OpenStreetMap · Larger map

Nearest other tips

Bin day near Launceston

Cornwall Council collects the bins here.

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