New bin collection calendars

The new bin collection day calendars for 2020/21 are now available online, including collection dates for the festive period and the next year.

To check your bin collection day and download your collection calendar, please use our online collection day finder.

Make this year's a Greener Christmas

Here are some ideas to help us all have a greener Christmas, and they could help save a few pennies too:

The big food shop

• Join the ‘no time to waste’ challenge to see how much money you could save on your food bill in the run up to Christmas, and help stop good food going to waste. Visit TescoFoodWasteChallenge.co.uk to get involved.
• Make sure you write a shopping list of what you need and stick to it!
• Don’t get drawn in by the offers, they often mean we buy more than we need and more ends up in the bin.
• Love food hate waste have some great ideas on how to get food savvy for Christmas

Gifting

• Find unusual gifts and support a charity you love by buying second hand gifts for friends and family
• Try hand making gifts this year and show someone you’re thinking of them with a jar of home-made chutney or hand knitted scarf.
• Why not re-gift something you have at home which you no longer need or know someone else might enjoy.

• If you’re ordering gifts online, try ordering in batches to reduce the number of deliveries and reduce the packaging too.

Cards and Wrapping

• Make the swap to brown paper wrap which is recyclable in your orange bin, or use fabric tied with ribbon which can be reused year on year.
• Avoid glittery and foil wrapping paper which cannot be recycled.
• Check out the scrunch test to see if your wrapping paper can be recycled on the Recycle Now website

Click here for more on bin collections and recycling

This bulletin has been sent to you by Recycling & Waste at Bedford Borough Council

Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP

environment.helpdesk@bedford.gov.uk

01234 718060