Recycling Centre / Council
Thorn Turn Recycling Centre
Grendall Lane, Houghton Regis LU5 6GJ
Opening hours
Visit information
- Monday
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Tuesday
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Wednesday
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Thursday
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Friday
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Saturday
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Sunday
- 09:00 - 17:00
Contact details
Address & Contact
- Address
- Grendall Lane, Houghton Regis LU5 6GJ
- Location
- Luton
- Telephone
- 0300 300 8302
- GPS
- 51.9060976, -0.5459385
- Website
- Visit official website
Plan your visit
Location
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What can I take to Thorn Turn Recycling Centre?
- Aluminium cans
- Cardboard and paper
- Car batteries
- Household batteries
- Carpets and underlay (permit limits)
- Cooking oil
- DIY materials (permit and quantity limits)
- Electrical appliances
- Fridges and freezers
- Small domestic fire extinguishers
- Larger fire extinguishers (permit, one per household per year)
- Small gas cylinders
- Larger gas cylinders (permit, two per year)
- Glass bottles, jars and household glass
- Low-energy bulbs and fluorescent tubes
- Garden waste
- Household furniture
- Mattresses (permit, maximum two per year)
- Paint tins
- Printer cartridges
- Scrap metal
- Shoes and textiles
- Soil (quantity limits)
- TVs and monitors
- Computers and mobile phones
- Tyres (permit and charges)
- Engine oil (permit, maximum 20 litres per visit)
- Vapes
- Wood
This is a summary, not a complete list. If an item isn’t shown, check with the council before you travel.
Book a 20-minute visit before travelling. Material-specific permits are separate from trailer permission. Carpet/underlay permits allow two visits per household per year; check the council’s permit quantities for DIY materials and soil. Thorn Turn has a separate paid trade service.
Not accepted
- Asbestos
- Large e-bike and e-scooter batteries
- Petrol
- Explosives, firearms and fireworks
- Clinical waste
- Commercial or Halon fire extinguishers
- Pet waste, bedding and faeces
- Hazardous or biological waste outside the specifically accepted streams
- Other vehicle parts, apart from accepted car batteries and tyres
- Tree trunks over 30cm girth unless appropriately sectioned
- Trade waste in the household service
- Rigid plastics
ID and proof of address
- Bring proof of a Central Bedfordshire address, such as a driving licence, current Council Tax bill or utility bill less than a year old. Staff may ask to see it.
Trailers
- Trailers accepted
- Single-axle trailers only, maximum 1.8m × 1.2m × 0.6m, with the load covered. No twin-axle or tipping trailers, or vans and pickups towing trailers.
- Permit required
- Required for trailers from 1.2m × 0.9m up to the maximum size. Permits cover one visit, with up to 12 per household in 12 months.
About this listing
Listing information
Thorn Turn Recycling Centre is located at Grendall Lane, Houghton Regis LU5 6GJ. Thorn Turn Tip is for use with residents from the local area only to dispose of their recyclable items or waste. Thorn Turn Dump is controlled by Central Bedfordshire Council waste management disposal services.
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