Ampthill (Google maps)
Abbey Lane
Off Oliver Street
MK45 2SA
Tel: (01525) 403611

Biggleswade (Google maps)
Bells Brook
SG18 0NA
Tel: (01767) 313684

Dunstable (Google maps)
French's Avenue
LU6 1BH
Tel: (01582) 609212

Leighton Buzzard (Google maps)
Shenley Hill
LU7 3BT
Tel: (01525) 371619

All sites are open seven days a week 9am - 5pm.

Please arrive 10 minutes before closing time to allow time to unload (as no waste will be accepted after that time).

Sites are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. They close early at 1pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.

All Household Waste Recycling Centres are open as normal over the Easter period.

• Glass bottles and jars
• Cardboard (including corrugated cardboard)
• Green garden waste
• Wood
• Newspaper and paper
• Aluminium cans
• Textiles
• Scrap metal
• White electrical goods
• Car and household batteries
• Light bulbs
• Used engine and cooking oil
• Gas cylinders
• Paint
• Fridges and freezers (you will need a permit for this)
• Tyres (you will need a permit for these)

• Asbestos
• Trade/ commercial waste
• Hazardous waste
• Sectioned trees (with a girth larger than 30cm)
• Animal bedding and faeces

Please note that trade/commercial waste includes waste generated by a builder/ gardener/ glazier or other tradesman working in a domestic property. The cost of waste removal should be included in their quote. Only small quantities of DIY/ demolition waste such as soil, brick, rubble, doors and windows will be accepted with a permit, even if from your own home. Please check with the Council if you are unsure what you can bring to the site. It may be advisable in some instances to hire a skip.

A permit to use the Household Waste Recycling Centre is needed for DIY waste or if you are using anything other than a car eg. van, pick-up or large trailer. Permits are free. Please allow 2-3 days for the permit to arrive.

You will need to take your permit with you when you visit the site. Click to view the acceptance leaflet (PDF 385KB).

DIY waste examples

Maximum 6 items

• 1 bath tub
• 1 toilet pan
• 1 cistern
• 1 wash basin
• 1 water tank
• 1 standard door
• 1 kitchen worktop (maximum length 1.5 metres)
• 1 kitchen unit
• 1 window frame
• 1 tree stump (maximum 100mm diameter)
• 1 fence panel and post
• 1 sack (100 litres) of soil or rubble
• 2 sacks (100 litres of other DIY waste eg. tiles)

A permit to use the Household Waste Recycling Centre is needed for DIY waste or if you are using anything other than a car eg. van, pick-up or large trailer.

Permits are free. Please allow 2-3 days for the permit to arrive.

Apply for a household waste disposal permit online using the link in the Do It online section.