- Booking required to visit a recycling centre
- Christmas and New Year opening times
- Essential works from 12 January 2026
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
Leighton Buzzard Household Waste Recycling Centre is open 7 days a week, from 9am to 5pm, including bank holidays.
Leighton Buzzard Household Waste Recycling Centre
Shenley Hill Road
Leighton Buzzard
Bedfordshire
LU7 3BT
Essential works starting from 12 January 2026
We are set to carry out essential works at the Leighton Buzzard Household Waste Recycling Centre.
This includes repairing a drainage channel to reduce flooding risks and maintaining the site to ensure it remains accessible and convenient for staff and visitors for years to come.
For the work to be carried out safely, the site will need to close to the public from 12 January 2026 for up to eight weeks.
During this period, we are offering additional booking slots at the nearest alternative household waste recycling centre (HWRC) sites at Thorn Turn and Ampthill. Residents are encouraged to use the online booking system. People who are unable to access online services can call and book a slot with Customer Services on 0300 300 8000.
Residents will continue to receive their kerbside collections – check collection dates .