Recycle for Bedford Borough

16/06/2022

This World Refill Day, choose to reuse and join millions of people around the world taking action to reduce single-use plastic.

We’re ready for a Refill Revolution - find out more at www.worldrefillday.org

06/06/2022

This week bin collections will be delayed by one day following the bank holiday weekend.

Collections will return to normal from Monday 13th June 2022.

To check your bin collection day visit: https://www.bedford.gov.uk/rubbish-recycling-and-waste/household-bins-and-recycling/check-bin-collection-day/

31/05/2022

With the Queen’s Jubilee bank holiday coming up, bin collections on Friday 3 June will be moved to Monday 6 June. Collections during the week commencing 6 June will be 1 day late.

Make sure you’ve checked your collection dates for the celebration period: http://ow.ly/xYlK50Hby96

14/04/2022

Bin collections will continue as normal over Good Friday and Easter Monday. If your rubbish or recycling and green garden waste bin is due for collection on Friday or Monday, please place it out for collection as normal.

Check your bin collection day at http://ow.ly/WXav50IHi5L

13/04/2022

Don't forget to recycle your packaging this Easter

🥚Munch your egg-stremely tasty treats, scrunch any foil wrappers into a ball & pop it into the orange lidded recycling bin

🥚Squash down boxes or plastic packaging before recycling them

Foil isn’t the only household metal material that can go into your orange bin. Keep recycling your empty food tins, drink cans and empty aerosols too. Give any empty tins a quick rinse first to get rid of any food residue, and pop the lid back inside before squashing do they take up less space.

For more information about what can go in your recycling bin, please visit www.bedford.gov.uk/rubbish-recycling-and-waste/household-bins-and-recycling/what-goes-in-each-bin/

28/02/2022

Pancake day is the perfect time to use up ingredients left in the fridge. From a classic with lemon and sugar to a more adventurous savoury broccoli and potato pancake to use up leftovers from your Sunday roast, Hubbub have lots of recipe ideas waiting for you at https://www.hubbub.org.uk/Pages/Category/pancake-day. Lets start with pancake day to help reduce our .

Only one more sleep till Pancake Day! There are endless combos for wrapping, filling and topping them, which means almost any lost ingredient can find its way into a fun and exciting meal paired with a pancake. Check out our recipes for pancakes from around the world to get hungry 🌍😋 https://www.hubbub.org.uk/Pages/Category/pancake-day

22/12/2021

17/12/2021

With Christmas just around the corner, make sure that you’ve checked your collection dates for the festive period at www.bedford.gov.uk/bins.

With the Christmas and New Year bank holidays coming up there will be changes to the usual bin collection days.

Make sure that you’ve checked your collection dates for the festive period at http://ow.ly/xYlK50Hby96

26/10/2021

Due to a national shortage of HGV drivers, the Council’s bin collection rounds are under unusually high pressure. Priority black bin and orange recycling bins will continue to be collected as normal.

Residents may experience some disruption to their green garden waste bin collection, with collections potentially delayed over a number of working days as we work to catch up.

If your green bin collection is missed, please leave it out in a safe area and we will collect it as soon as we can.

Thank you for your patience.

25/10/2021

Keep the kids busy this half-term holiday with some Halloween inspired activities that won't spook the planet! 🎃 👻 ♻️

Hubbub-bubble, toil and trouble... Here are 10 spookily fun ideas for kids activities, decorations and recipes to celebrate Halloween safely and sustainably from home.

22/10/2021

A scary 14.5 million pumpkins are expected to be left uneaten and go to waste this year, in the UK alone! So why not this year and have a 🎃

11/10/2021

From today, residents will be able to attend the Household Waste Recycling Centre on Barkers Lane without an appointment.
Residents will need to show a proof of address to site staff on arrival in order to access the site.
Find out more at

Visit the Tidy Tip in Bedford Borough - Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC).