Are any council services affected by this bank holiday weekend? Take a look below to see which are still running as normal and those that may have changed:
Bins and waste collections
One week we will collect your black lidded rubbish bin, and the following week your recycling waste will be collected. If you receive a food waste collection, this is collected on a weekly basis.
We will aim to place your bin back as close as possible to where it was collected from.
You can search for your street name to get your bin collection day and download your bin collection calendar.
Bank holiday collections
We’ll be collecting as normal over the spring bank holiday – Monday, 31 May.
Collections only change around Christmas and New Year.
Tidy tips – book a slot to visit a tidy tip
In order to ensure that we can operate our tidy tips safely and in line with social distancing rules, a booking system has been introduced.
Only those who can evidence that they have secured a booking will be able to access the site
We are opening new slots on a daily basis, 7 days in advance. That means at 00:01 (one minute after midnight) on Tuesday, 23 March you can book for Tuesday, 30 March. At 00:01 on Wednesday, 24 March you can book for Wednesday, 31 March etc. If a date shows as available, you can book a slot for that day.
If a date shows as not available, it means that either:
- all slots are booked for that day, or
- we have not opened bookings for that date yet i.e. it is longer than 7 days’ time
Other restrictions and conditions
- only visit during your allocated time slot – please do not turn up early, especially before tip’s open, as staff will require access to allow the site to open
- you must book a slot to visit and will not be granted access without evidence that you have done so
- do not make multiple bookings – site staff are checking all bookings and can turn away site users that have booked more than once within a 2 week period
- if you or anyone in your household is in self-isolation or has symptoms of COVID-19, you must not visit the tidy tips under any circumstances
- we can only accept one booking per household, bookings are not transferrable
- only cars including MPVs and 4x4s, plus hobby trailer up to 1.2m x0.9m (excl. towbar) will be permitted on site
- no vans will be permitted
If you have a disability
If you have a disability which means you are unable to unload your vehicle, please email customers@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk at least 2 working days in advance, providing your booking confirmation and full details of the type of waste that you wish to dispose of. We can then make the necessary arrangements for help to be provided during your visit.