Gardeners rejoice – Bedford Borough Council have announced that from Monday 17 August, they will be reinstating fortnightly green bin collections.
Since the coronavirus outbreak, green bin collections were suspended and then reintroduced on a monthly basis to ensure that the bin crews could continue an uninterrupted collection of household waste and recycling, whilst ensuring they could social distance.
From 17 August, the normal schedule of every two weeks, with the recycling collections, will resume.
You can check your bin collection dates at www.bedford.gov.uk/bins, and the schedule will be back to normal so if you have a printed calendar for your bin collections this year, the Council confirm that will also be correct.
Mayor Dave Hodgson said, “Our bin crews have worked really hard to keep the household waste, and recycling collections going, alongside a monthly garden waste collection and the special temporary garden waste facility at Oasis Pool.
“Thanks to all their work, we are now able to get back to business as usual and we are confident that our crews can deliver this while staying on top of the priority household waste and recycling collections.
“I know lots of people left notes and pictures expressing your gratitude to these everyday heroes, and I’d like to add my thanks to yours.
“Please do take a moment to check when your next collection will be at www.bedford.gov.uk/bins and thank you for your patience and support during these unusual times.”
