Collection Calendar
Please ensure that your bins are out for collection by 6am on your collection day.
Missed collections must be reported within 48 hours of your scheduled collection.
Visit www.bedford.gov.uk/recycling to report a missed collection.
Remember! Garden waste collections are suspended from 1st December to 1st March.
December 2020 and January 2021 Date Changes
Recycling only Rubbish only Recycling only Rubbish only
21 Dec no change 28 Dec moves to 30 Dec 4 Jan moves to 6 Jan 11 Jan moves to 12 Jan
22 Dec no change 29 Dec moves to 31 Dec 5 Jan moves to 7 Jan 12 Jan moves to 13 Jan
23 Dec no change 30 Dec moves to Sat 2 Jan 6 Jan moves to 8 Jan 13 Jan moves to 14 Jan
24 Dec no change 31 Dec moves to 4 Jan 7 Jan moves to Sat 9 Jan 14 Jan moves to 15 Jan
25 Dec moves to 29 Dec 1 Jan moves to 5 Jan 8 Jan moves to 11 Jan 15 Jan moves to Sat 16 Jan
Key
Red Outline = Orange = Purple = Grey =
Date Change Recycling Only Recycling and Garden General Rubbish
December 2020 January 2021 February 2021 March 2021
M T W T F M T W T F M T W T F M T W T F
See
1 2 3 4 above 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
7 8 9 10 11 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12
14 15 16 17 18 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19
21 22 23 24 25 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26
See
28 29 30 31 above 25 26 27 28 29 29 30 31
April 2021 May 2021 June 2021 July 2021
M T W T F M T W T F M T W T F M T W T F
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 30 31 1 2
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 7 8 9 10 11 5 6 7 8 9
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 14 15 16 17 18 12 13 14 15 16
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 21 22 23 24 25 19 20 21 22 23
26 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30
August 2021 September 2021 October 2021 November 2021
M T W T F M T W T F M T W T F M T W T F
2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 4 5
9 10 11 12 13 6 7 8 9 10 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 12
16 17 18 19 20 13 14 15 16 17 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 19
23 24 25 26 27 20 21 22 23 24 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 26
30 31 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 29 30
Let’s sort it...
...and recycle even more at home!
Use your Orange Lidded Bin for plastic, paper and card, cans, foil, cartons and aerosols
Empty and rinse all containers before putting them
in the recycling bin. Remember!
Tear up large cardboard boxes before putting them
in the recycling bin. If in doubt, please
leave it out of the
Do not use black sacks. Please put recycling recycling bin
into the recycling bin loose.
YES PLEASE NO THANKS
Plastic bottles Food waste
Plastic tubs, trays Textiles and clothes
and containers please take to your
local charity shop
Plastic bags and wrap or mini recycling site
Tins, cans, clean foil
and aerosols Nappies
Clean, dry paper
and card Black sacks
Tetra Pak and cartons Glass bottles and jars
Use your Green Lidded Bin for garden waste
YES PLEASE NO THANKS
Leaves, plants,
General waste and soil
cut flowers, cut grass
Alternatively take any garden waste to the Household Waste Recycling Centre
on Barkers Lane, Bedford.
Remember! Garden waste collections are suspended from 1st December to 1st March.
To find your collection day and even more about recycling
visit www.bedford.gov.uk/recycling
