Request extra capacity for waste or recycling

If you find you are producing more recycling than you have room for in your recycling bin, please consider taking these steps: 

Compact your recycling

Please compact your recycling by ensuring recyclables are flattened or folded as much as possible. The more space you save, the more recycling can fit in.

Put out extra recycling in clear sacks 

If the orange lidded bin is full before collection, you can put out occasional extra recycling next to the orange bin in a clear or white ‘see through’ sack so it does not blow away and this will be collected. 

Recycling put out in black bags will not be collected.  

Please flat pack large cardboard boxes and place out no earlier than the day of collection, as wet cardboard cannot be recycled. 

If you have a large amount of cardboard packaging, please take it to the Household Waste Recycling Centre in Bedford. 

Orange sacks – no longer available

Orange sacks are no longer available to collect from Council premises.

If you have tried the options above, and you still have a regular and ongoing requirement for extra recycling capacity, you may be eligible for a larger sized, 360 litre orange lidded bin. 

You can use the form below to request extra recycling capacity if: 

• there are a lot of permanent residents living at your property or
• there are special circumstances such as a need to dispose of medical waste

Once submitted, we will review your request and let you know the outcome. 

By submitting the form you confirm that you have read and understood how we process your personal data.

Request extra capacity for recycling

If we find that you are eligible for an extra capacity recycling bin

We will deliver the extra capacity recycling bin within two weeks of approving your request. 

The extra capacity bin will be available for you to use for two years.

If your circumstances change or if you leave the property, please let us know, and please do not take bins with you when moving address. 

If you move address within the Borough, you will need to apply for extra waste capacity at the new address. 

Renewal of your extra capacity arrangement

Towards the end of the two year period, we will contact to ask whether you want to renew your extra recycling capacity arrangement.  

If we find that you are not eligible

You have the option to either: 

• replace your current orange lidded 240 litre bin with a 360 litre bin for a one-off charge of £51.50, or
• purchase an additional orange 240 litre bin for a one-off charge of £51.50. 

Please call us on 01234 718060 to order your additional capacity recycling bin and arrange payment.

How to reduce the amount of general waste created by your household

If you find you are producing more general, non-recyclable waste than you have room for in your black lidded bin please take a look at our Reduce, re-use, recycle webpage for lots of advice on how to reduce your waste.  

If you have tried the options above, and still have an ongoing requirement for extra general waste bin capacity, you may be eligible for a larger sized, 360 litre black lidded bin. 

You can use the form below to request extra additional recycling capacity if: 

• there are a lot of permanent residents living at your property or
• there are special circumstances such as a need to dispose of medical waste

Once submitted, we will review your request and let you know the outcome. 

By submitting the form you confirm that you have read and understood how we process your personal data.

Request extra capacity for general waste

If we find that you are eligible for an extra capacity general waste bin

We will deliver the extra capacity bin within two  weeks of approving your request. The extra capacity bin will be available for you to use for two years. 

At the end of the two year period you will need to renew your extra capacity arrangement. 

If your circumstances change or if you leave the property, please let us know, and please do not take bins with you when moving address. 

If you move address within the Borough, you will need to apply for extra waste capacity at the new address. 

If we find that you are not eligible

You will need to take steps to reduce your waste, please take a look at our Reduce, re-use, recycle webpage for lots of advice on how to reduce your waste.