Green bin collections resume in Bedford next week

Garden waste collections will restart in Bedford from Wednesday (March 1).

As usual, you’ll need to put your green-lidded garden bin alongside your orange-lidded one by 6am on the next recycling collection day.

Bin collection days for each colour can be found on the council website by entering your postcode here

All garden waste needs to be contained and loose within the green lidded bin. But be warned – the crews will not take any garden waste left out next to a bin.

And waste that can’t be fitted in bins can be taken to the Household Waste and Recycling Centre.

What can go in the green lidded bins; grass cuttings, plants and weeds, flowers, pruning, hedge clippings, leaves and bark, and pond plants.

But don’t put in; food waste, DIY waste (eg soil, rubble, wood), pet waste including bedding, invasive weeds (eg Japanese Knotweed), plant pots, plastic bags or sacks, garden furniture or fencing.