Household Waste Recycling Centre (Tor Park Road)

(Tor Park Road) (Paignton) tip, Tor Park Road, Paignton, TQ4 7PL. Run by Torbay Council.

Book before you go

Book a slot before you visit; the final slot is 3.50pm. Mixed waste visits are limited to four per 28 days (six for garden waste only).

Book a slot with Torbay

Opening times

Monday to Saturday 8am to 4pm
Sunday Closed

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

Open on bank holidays.

Last entry 15 minutes before closing time.

Vans, trailers and permits

  • Vans: Vans can visit Monday to Saturday, with no more waste than fits in a family car; no commercial waste.
  • Trailers: Trailers up to 2 metres long, with no more waste than fits in a family car.

What (Tor Park Road) takes

Batteries · Bikes · Car Batteries · Cardboard · Ceramics/porcelain · Clothing, textiles and shoes · Fluorescent tubes · Freezers · Fridges · Furniture · Garden waste · Gas bottles · Glass bottles and jars · Large domestic appliances · Liquid cartons · Lightbulbs · Metals · Plate glass · Plastic bottles, tubs and trays · Small Domestic Appliances · TV's PC's and monitors · Waste engine oil, cooking oil and other lubricants · Wood, wood derivatives and timber · Paint · Hardcore and Rubble · Plasterboard · Tyres (without rims)

Charges at (Tor Park Road)

Clean plasterboard, after the free allowance £5.80 per sheet/bag (£10.23 with other materials attached)
Soil, rubble and tiles (incl. sanitary ware), after the free allowance £2.90 per bag/item
Tyres (maximum 5 per visit) £5.00 per tyre
Plastic window, door or door frame, after the free allowance £4.90
DIY plastic (pipes, guttering, fascia, cladding), up to 5 lengths £4.90 for up to 5 lengths/pieces
Bath or shower tray £4.90 each
Sheet glass £2.80 per sheet
Carpet, underlay and linoleum £2.80 per bag or £11.20 per roll

Before you visit

  • Free DIY allowance per visit: two 50-litre bags or one bulky item up to 2m x 0.75m x 0.7m.
  • Pay charges on site by debit or credit card.
  • Asbestos is temporarily not accepted (the disposal facility has closed).
  • Black bag waste is limited to two sacks per visit.
Pin: centre of TQ4 7PL. © OpenStreetMap · Larger map

Nearest other tips

Bin day near (Tor Park Road)

Torbay Council collects the bins here.

Source: torbay.gov.uk, checked 2 October 2026. All Torbay tips