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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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Green garden waste bin. Image: Bedford Borough Council

Free garden waste collections to resume from beginning of March

Free garden waste collections will resume from Monday, 2 March after Bedford Borough Council dropped plans to charge for the service. The non-statutory service will continue to be...
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Two food waste caddies pictured next to grey wheelie bins

Food waste caddy deliveries continue across Bedford Borough ahead of 30 March launch

Almost half of Bedford Borough homes now have their kitchen caddies and outdoor food bins ahead of the start of weekly food waste collections from Monday, 30 March. By the beginning of...
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Beales is now half clean after Panther Plc cleaned the part they own, but the council has yet to complete the job on the side they're responsible for. Image: Bedford Independent

Bedford Ian writes…

23 January 2026: Half clean, Monsieur Mangetout, Distressing times, and Blues superstition. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks...
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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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A variety of empty glass bottles ready for collection in kerbside bin. Image: P.Cartwright/Shutterstock

From bottles to banana peels: Bedford homes to have more recycling options

Bedford Borough Council has announced plans to expand its kerbside recycling services, including a borough-wide kerbside glass collection and a weekly food waste service, starting in 2026...
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(l-r) Mayor Tom Wootton and Cllr Gribble with one of the food waste collectors. Image: Bedford Borough Council

New food waste recycling service launches to help Bedford businesses meet green targets

Bedford Borough Council has launched a new commercial food waste collection service to help local businesses comply with incoming government recycling rules and support the Borough’s...
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Preparations underway for council to roll out food waste collections

Bedford Borough Council said it has already “commenced preparations” to collect food waste following the government’s new approach to waste collection. Last week (May 9) the government said new...
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Weekly food waste collections in Bedford thanks to £1.5m government funding

Bedford Borough Council is to get funding to introduce weekly food waste collections, the government has announced. Councils in England will be supported with up to £295 million in funding to introduce...
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