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The overflowing wheelie bin outside Sacred Heart of Jesus and St Cuthbert Church, Mill Street Image Parish Community

Letters: Exasperated and frustrated, creative ideas needed to get our church wheelie bin emptied

A parish committee member at a Bedford church is asking for help after Bedford Borough Council repeatedly failed to collect an overflowing orange recycling bin on Mill Street...
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Sun blazing in the sky over Bedford homes with lei flower garland decoration in the foreground

Bedford Borough Council issues health and water safety advice as heatwave arrives

A rare Red Heat Health Alert has been issued for Bedford Borough, with residents urged to stay safe, use Welcoming Spaces and take extra care around open water. Advice has been issued to...
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Two Bedford wheelie bins in the heat with a hat and water bottle. Image: Bedford Borough Council.

Bedford Borough bin collections starting earlier during heatwave

Bedford Borough Council says waste and recycling collections are starting earlier during the heatwave to protect crews working in temperatures forecast to exceed 30°C...
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A hand holding a mobile phone with the Bedford Borough Council's bin reporting page visible. Wheelie bins are in the background Image Bedford Borough Council

Bedford Borough collects 170 tonnes of food waste in first two weeks

Bedford Borough Council says 170 tonnes of food waste have been collected in two weeks as residents are urged to report bin issues online. More than 170 tonnes of food waste...
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Food Waste Caddy in a kitchen Image Bedford Independent

Bedford Borough nears end of food waste bin deliveries before weekly service starts

Bedford Borough Council is completing deliveries of more than 85,000 food waste bins ahead of the launch of weekly food waste collections on 30 March. The new service is due..
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Bedford Borough wheelie bins for recycling, green waste and landfill

One in five Bedford Borough homes to get new bin collection day

Bedford Borough Council is changing some bin collection routes from 30 March, with around 20 per cent of households set to receive a new collection day. The council said the route changes affect...
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Food Waste Caddy in a kitchen Image Bedford Independent

Weekly food waste collections to launch across Bedford Borough in March

Bedford Borough residents will start weekly food waste collections from Monday, 30 March 2026, with new kitchen caddies and outdoor bins helping turn leftovers into green energy and fertiliser...
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Bedford Borough wheelie bins for recycling, green waste and landfill

Uncertainty over Central Beds recycling collections following waste operator fire

A fire at a waste operator’s treatment facility has left a local authority facing uncertainty over its dry recycling collections across Central Bedfordshire in the run-up to the...
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A meme from Very British Problems official that says "Feeling tense about the fact the bin day schedule is about to go all over the place".

Bedford Borough Council confirms Christmas bin collection calendar

Bedford Borough Council has confirmed Christmas and New Year bin collection changes for December 2025 and early January 2026, including recycling advice and how to download your collection...
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Bedford Borough Council to launch weekly food waste collection

From 2024, Bedford Borough Council has announced that it will introduce a weekly food waste collection service, in addition to the black bin, recycling and garden...
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