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

Bedford Borough Council records 6,200 missed bin reports during food waste rollout

Bedford Borough Council has received 6,279 reported missed bin complaints in the first three months of its new weekly food waste service, despite local people recycling more than 1,400 tonnes...
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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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Overflowing bins behind Tavistock Street flats

Council taking action over bins not collected for months

Bins behind businesses and flats on Tavistock Street will now be dealt with by the Bedford Borough Council's Environmental Enforcement Team after the Bedford Independent passed on a reader's...
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Council to trial kerbside glass collection scheme this year despite “government backtracking”

Government “backtracking” has made rolling out kerbside glass collections in Bedford “incredibly risky”, a meeting heard. And the Environment and Sustainable Communities Overview and...
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Council advises changes to refuse collections on day of State Funeral

Following confirmation that the day of Her Majesty The Queen’s State Funeral will be marked as a bank holiday, local refuse collections will be changing across Bedford Borough Council...
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Lost track of time? Here’s when your next bin collection is

If you're lucky, the days around Christmas can all merge into one with mince pies, cheese and Quality Street all seeming like suitable breakfast fare...
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Bedford Borough Council confirms garden waste collections to resume on a monthly basis

From next Monday (27 April), Bedford Borough Council will be restarting green waste collections. The initial collections will take place monthly...
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