Thorn Turn Household Waste Recycling Centre - Houghton Regis and Dunstable

You now require a booking to visit one of our four household waste recycling centres (HWRCs)

All residents are now required to book a 20-minute time slot before they visit. Bookings are free of charge and can be made up to two weeks in advance of your planned visit.

The booking system is in place to:

  • ensure the sites are for Central Bedfordshire residents only 
  • reduce queues and waiting times
  • provide staff assistance on-site 
  • boost recycling efforts, with staff available to help customers reuse and recycle more.
  • control commercial waste disposal

Book a time slot

Thorn Turn Household Waste Recycling Centre is open 7 days a week, from 9am to 5pm, including bank holidays.

Opening times over Christmas and the New Year
Day Date Opening times
Monday 22 December 9am to 5pm
Tuesday 23 December 9am to 5pm
Wednesday (Christmas Eve) 24 December 9am to 1pm
Thursday (Christmas Day) 25 December Closed
Friday (Boxing Day) 26 December Closed
Saturday 27 December 9am to 5pm
Sunday 28 December 9am to 5pm
Monday 29 December 9am to 5pm
Tuesday 30 December 9am to 5pm
Wednesday (New Year's Eve) 31 January 9am to 1pm
Thursday (New Year's Day) 1 January Closed
Friday 2 January 9am to 5pm

Thorn Turn Household Waste Recycling Centre

Grendall Lane (off Thorn Road)
Houghton Regis
Bedfordshire
LU5 6GJ