Bedfordshire County Council / Mid Bedfordshire District Council
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Details of trial
Collection start date:
2 April 2007
Collection frequency:
Weekly
Collection containers:
7 litre kitchen caddy and 25 litre lockable kerbside bin
Description of trial area:
6,000 houses in 5 towns across Mid Bedfordshire District Council. Around 1,200 properties in the following towns are being covered: Cranfield, Flitwick, Shefford, Sandy and Potton. The collections cover a wide range of relatively low density housing stock (see pictures) in semi rural locations.
Liners provided:
2 rolls of biobags distributed with the bins. Once supply has been depleted more can be obtained by calling Mid Beds District Council who will then deliver to the households.
Support supplied by WRAP:
Purchase of kerbside buckets and kitchen caddies. Monitoring and Evaluation. Assistance with communication design
Collection vehicle used:
Eurocargo 75E17K Chassis Cab / Terberg toploader
AD facility being used and location:
Biogen (Anaerobic Digesting Plant), Bedfordia Farms, Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire
Collection contractor:
Verdant. Refuse collection contractor for Mid Bedfordshire District Council
Background information
Local Authority Size:
48,600 households in Mid Bedfordshire District Council
Existing food waste collections?
No
Existing garden waste collections:
Residents in Mid Bedfordshire currently have their green waste collected in two reusable polypropylene sacks. They are collected free of charge every two weeks at the same time as the dry recyclables.
Refuse Collection – frequency and containers used:
Mid Bedfordshire operate alternate weekly collections. Black wheelie bins are used for residual waste which is collected on alternate weeks to the recycling bins.
Recycling Collection – frequency and containers used:
Dry recyclables are collected alternate weekly at the same time as the garden waste. Green lidded wheelie bins or orange bags are used for the collection of dry recyclables.
