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Bin collections will be completed as normal on Bank Holiday Monday. If your rubbish, recycling or garden waste bin is due for collection on Monday 27th May please place your bin out for collection as normal.
To check your bin collection day please use our online collection day finder.
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With the weather warming up over the Bank Holiday weekend, if you're heading out into the garden for a barbecue here are some handy tips on how to host a waste free barbecue.
Crockery
Use real crockery or reusable options that can be washed that reused at your next BBQ or picnic out in the sun.
Recycle
Provide a recycling container for your guests to put any empty beer cans, aluminium foil and plastic bottles. You can then pop them straight into your orange lidded bin.
Save any empty glass bottles and jars to one side to take to your local mini recycling sites. A full list of sites is available at www.bedford.gov.uk/recycling
Leftovers
Allow leftovers to cool before storing them in the fridge ready to make sandwiches, curries or a casserole later.
Love Food Hate Waste have loads of really useful recipes on how to use up left overs from a barbecue or other meals through the week.
In the UK, we throw away the equivalent of 19 loaves of bread per household every single
year.
Love Food Hate Waste has been investigating how well people in the UK compleat their food, and it turns out that some valuable food staples – like potatoes, bread, and apples – are wasted simply because of personal preference.
Compleating is more than just how you cook – it’s a whole food philosophy, one that can save you money while you look after the planet. It means finding fun and innovative ways to make use of bread crusts, broccoli stalks, pumpkin seeds, potato skins, and any other edible bits and pieces that you might otherwise have thrown out.
Crusts and end slices of bread are among the most wasted foods. Of the 410,000 tonnes of bread we throw away in the UK every year, over a quarter is crusts and ends! Instead of throwing them away, why not make a super quick mini pizza by loading up the end slice of bread with some delicious pizza toppings for a tasty snack. Or dip your pizza crusts in guacamole or salsa as a cheeky after dinner snack – an alternative to opening a new pack of pitta bread or breadsticks!
For more tips for compleating your food, visit www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/compleating.
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The Household Waste Recycling Centre on Barkers Lane, Bedford is open daily from 9am to 5pm, including Bank Holiday Monday. The site is also open until 7pm on Saturdays between 1st April and 30th September.
Last entrance to the site is 10 minutes before closing time.
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This bulletin has been sent to you by Recycling & Waste at Bedford Borough Council
Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP
01234 718060
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