Stowmarket Recycling Centre
Stowmarket tip, Old Bury Road, Stowmarket, IP14 3QB. Run by Suffolk County Council.
Book before you go
Book a slot with SuffolkOpening times
April
| Monday and Tuesday | 9am to 5pm |
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| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday to Sunday | 9am to 5pm |
May to August (Thursdays until 7pm)
| Monday and Tuesday | 9am to 5pm |
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| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 9am to 7pm |
| Friday to Sunday | 9am to 5pm |
September
| Monday and Tuesday | 9am to 5pm |
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| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday to Sunday | 9am to 5pm |
October to March · now
| Monday and Tuesday | 9am to 4pm |
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| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday to Sunday | 9am to 4pm |
Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
Open on bank holidays
Closed every Wednesday
What Stowmarket takes
Everything on the Suffolk list, plus: Plasterboard
Charges at Stowmarket
| Plasterboard over the free DIY limit, first 3 sheets | £2.58 per sheet |
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| Plasterboard over the free DIY limit, 4 or more sheets | £5.15 per sheet |
Suffolk tip rules: 23 materials, charges
Nearest other tips
- Hadleigh 16.4 km
- Bury St Edmunds 19.0 km
- Ipswich 19.1 km
- Sudbury 26.3 km
- Lawford 28.2 km, Essex
Bin day near Stowmarket
Mid Suffolk District Council collects the bins here.
Source: suffolkrecycling.org.uk, checked 2 October 2026. All Suffolk tips