Login / Register A TO Z SERVICES Home Bins and recycling Household bins and re... Missed bin collection Missed bin collection Due to a national shortage of HGV drivers, the Council’s bin collection rounds are under unusually high pressure. Priority black bin and orange recycling bins will continue to be collected as normal, while residents will experience a delay to their green garden waste bin collection. While green bin collections do finish for winter at the end of November, crews will be continuing collecting into December if necessary to ensure everyone receives their final collection of the year. If your green bin collection is missed, please leave it out in a safe area and we will collect it as soon as we can. Thank you for your patience. You can only report a missed bin collection if: you left your bin out in the correct place on the correct day by 6am you are reporting a missed bin within 2 working days of the original collection day It won’t be considered a ‘missed bin’ unless all of these apply. You will need to wait until your next scheduled collection. You can also take your waste to the Household Waste Recycling Centre on Barkers Lane, Bedford. If we agree a collection has been missed we will return within the next 2 working days from when you report it. Site details Homepage Contact us Digital help Privacy and cookies Legal disclaimer Quick links Councillor information Consultations Pay, Report, Request it Accessibility statement Connect Stay connected Provide feedback © 2021 Bedford Borough Council