There are lots of sites in Bedford Borough where you can recycle various items such as glass bottles and jars, textiles, shoes, and paper.
Find your nearest local recycling site
Find your nearest site on the table below or go to our online maps, select the 'layers' icon (the second icon beneath the logo) and select 'recycling sites'.
Report a full or overflowing recycling bank
Please tell us if any of the recycling banks are full and/or overflowing.
Email recycling@bedford.gov.uk and include all the following information:
- The type of recycling bank that needs emptying – whether it is glass, textiles or card/paper.
- The site location including road name.
| Ward | Location | Postcode | Glass | Textiles | Shoes | Paper, card |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brickhill | Avon Drive Shops | MK41 7AF | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Brickhill | Carron Road Car Park | MK41 7YA | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Brickhill | Brickhill Drive Shops | MK41 7QF | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Brickhill | Woodlands Park Car Park | MK41 7GA | Yes | |||
| Castle | Bus Station, Greenhill Streets | MK40 1LX | Yes | |||
| Castle | Lurke Street, opposite Lidl | MK40 3HS | Yes | |||
| Castle | Midland Road | MK40 1DH | Yes | |||
| Castle | Prebend Street Car Park | MK42 9BX | Yes | Yes | ||
| Cauldwell | Bunyan Centre, Mile Road | MK42 9TS | Yes | Yes | ||
| Cauldwell | Morrisons, Ampthill Road | MK42 9JP | Yes | Yes | ||
| De Parys | Goldington Rd Bedford (top of St Peters St) | MK40 3LH | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| De Parys | Robinson Pool Car Park, Foster Hill Road | MK40 2JZ | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Goldington | Church Lane Shops and Community Centre | MK41 0PW | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Kingsbrook | Tesco, Cardington Road | MK42 0BG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Newnham | Priory Country Park, Barkers Lane | MK41 9SH | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Newnham | Tesco, Riverfield Drive | MK41 0SE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Newnham | HWRC, Barkers Lane | MK41 9SB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Putnoe | Library Walk (off Putnoe St Car Park) | MK41 8HF | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Putnoe | Mowsbury Park Car Park, Wentworth Drive | MK41 8QB | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Putnoe | Mowsbury Park Car Park, Kimbolton Rd | MK41 8AH | Yes | Yes | ||
| Queens Park | Old Ford End Road | MK40 4JU | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Kempston | ||||||
| South | Southfields Centre, Southfields Rd | MK42 7NR | Yes | Yes | ||
| South | Addison Centre, Bedford Road | MK42 8PN | Yes | |||
| North | Hillgrounds Road | MK42 8RG | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| East | Saxon Centre, Bedford Road | MK42 8PP | Yes | |||
| East | St Johns Street Car Park | MK42 8EP | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| West | Lidl, Ridge Road | MK43 9BS | Yes | |||
| Villages | ||||||
| Biddenham | Three Tuns PH, Main Road | MK40 4BD | Yes | Yes | ||
| Bromham | Stevington Country Walk, Park Road | MK43 8JU | Yes | |||
| Cople | Five Bells PH, Northill Road | MK44 3TU | Yes | |||
| Cotton End | The Bell PH, Bell Lane | MK45 3AD | Yes | |||
| Elstow | Park and Ride | MK42 9XF | Yes | Yes | ||
| Great Denham | Park and Ride Car Park, Kingswood Road | MK40 4GR | Yes | Yes | ||
| Harrold | Harrold Centre | MK43 7JD | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Lt. Staughton | Top End Farm | MK44 2BY | Yes | |||
| Milton Ernest | Garden Centre, Radwell Road | MK44 1SH | Yes | Yes | ||
| New Cardington | Beauvais Square | MK42 0GE | Yes | Yes | ||
| Ravensden | Happy Shopper | MK44 2RF | Yes | Yes | ||
| Riseley | Riseley Village Hall, Gold Street | MK44 1EG | Yes | |||
| Sharnbrook | A6 Northbound layby, North of Mill Road | MK44 1PX | Yes | |||
| Shortstown | Skateboard Park, Southcote/Village hall | MK42 0FB | Yes | |||
| Stevington | Langcroft Farm lay-by off Court Lane | MK43 7QS | Yes | |||
| Stewartby | Stewartby Way shops | MK43 9LJ | Yes | |||
| Stewartby | Hansons Local Centre, Clay Avenue | MK43 9SU | Yes | |||
| Turvey | Pictshill Lay-by | MK43 8BS | Yes | |||
| Upper Dean | Three Compasses PH | PE28 0NE | Yes | |||
| Wilstead | Layby nr Duck End | MK45 3HP | Yes | Yes | ||
| Wixams | Lakeview School Car Park | MK42 6BH | Yes | Yes | ||
| Wootton | Recreation Ground Car Park, Church Road | MK43 9HT | Yes | |||
| Wootton | Folkes Road shops | MK43 9TE | Yes |