Residents only access at Central Bedfordshire Household Waste Recycling Centres
Monday, 16 October 2023
From 1 November 2023, visitors to Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) - also known as tidy tips - in Central Bedfordshire will be asked to show proof that they live in the area.
We will be implementing our existing policy of requiring visitors to provide proof of address when using any of its four HWRCs. This brings us in line with many of our neighbouring authorities and means that visitors to sites at Ampthill, Biggleswade, Leighton Buzzard and Thorn Turn (Houghton Regis) will need to bring along valid ID to gain entry to the tidy tip.
Acceptable forms of ID include a current UK driving licence (photo card or paper licence will be accepted); a council tax bill from the current financial year; a utility bill (gas, electricity or water) which is less than a year old; a letter from HMRC or the Home Office which is less than a year old; current bus pass or a current disabled parking permit.
Lorna Carver, Director of Place and Communities said:
Given the ever-increasing costs of running our Household Waste Recycling Centres, it’s right that our council tax payers don’t bear the costs incurred by non-Central Bedfordshire residents who use them. It will also mean that our HWRCs are under less pressure and have shorter queues, particularly at peak usage times.
All four sites are open seven days a week from 9am to 5pm including Bank Holidays, except Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve when sites are open 9am to 1pm.
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