Check your bin day

Bin collections

Bin collections in Bedford Borough operate on an alternate weekly basis:

• One week we collect your black bin for general waste.
• The following week we collect your orange lidded bin for recycling and green bin for garden waste (if you have one).

Collection schedules may be different if you live in a property that uses shared bins.

Garden waste collections (green lidded bins)

Garden waste collections (green lidded bins) run from 1 March to 30 November each year (collections are suspended over the winter period).

Christmas and New Year collection dates

Normal collections will resume from Monday 5 January.

Download your bin collection calendar / check your bin day

You can use our bin day 'look-up' tool to check your bin day or download the annual bin collection calendar for your address. 

The new 2026 calendar runs until March 2026. After this date, collection days may change as we introduce a new weekly food waste collection service. All households will be informed in advance of any day changes, and a new collection calendar will be available to download before the new service begins.

How to use our bin day 'look-up' tool

Type your Bedford Borough postcode or street name into the white box below and click ‘find my address’.

A matching streets / addresses box will appear - click into the box / use the drop down arrow to select your street and / or address from the list.

You will then be shown results for your address.

1. A bin calendar for your address will appear at the top of the results.
2. If you want to print your bin calendar in black and white, go to page 3 of the document and just print that page.
3. Your next three, upcoming bin collection dates will appear just below your bin calendar.
4. Scroll down further to see your most recent bin collection.

Addresses outside Bedford Borough

Our bin day 'look-up' tool only works for addresses within the Bedford Borough area. If your address comes under a different area - for example you pay your Council Tax to Central Bedfordshire Council - then your address will not appear. Please visit Find my Council to check which council manages your bin collections.

New build property - no bins yet?

If you have just moved into a new build property and you don’t have any bins, you can request them online. Once you have your bins, you will be able to use the bin day 'look-up' tool to check your bin day.