Bedford Borough Council has revised the permit scheme to effectively manage the site. Information requested for the processing of permits will be stored by the Council on a database and will be used to manage the scheme.

Where monitoring of the scheme identifies misuse, the Council reserves the right to issue warnings or ban users from the site. Any abuse or violence towards staff will not be tolerated and will result in the offender being banned from site indefinitely. The site is monitored by CCTV for the purposes of crime prevention and public safety. The images are controlled by the site contractor.

Site rules

• Do not visit the site if you, or a member of your household, have symptoms of COVID-19 or are self-isolating. Waste from such households should be double bagged and kept securely for a minimum of 72 hours before disposal in the black lidded rubbish bin.
• Be prepared to queue for entry to the site.
• Bring gloves when you visit site. Put them on when you get out of your car and take them off before you get back in. If they are reusable, bring a plastic bag with you to take them home in. If you use disposable gloves or wipes please put them in the general waste container on site after you have deposited your last item.
• We recommend that you wash your hands before you visit and when you get home.
• If it took two people to load any heavy items into your vehicle, then you should ensure two people visit site, as staff will be unable to provide assistance unloading vehicles.
• Commercial waste is accepted onsite for a charge.

Waste type restrictions

The site can accept the following waste types only:

• general rubbish (black lidded bin)
• small items of furniture
• mattresses
• sofas
• garden waste (green lidded bin)
• recycling (orange lidded bin)
• textiles
• small electrical appliances (eg microwaves, kettles, and toasters)
• large domestic appliances (eg fridges, freezers, washing machines, cookers, tumble dryers)
• TVs, computer monitors
• fluorescent tubes
• hardcore and rubble – up to 3 items (including broken ceramic tiles, bricks, ceramic sanitary ware eg sinks/toilets)
• soil – up to three bags (accepted in the green garden waste skip)
• plasterboard - up to 3 sheets
• metal
• paint
• wood
• glass
• oil - cooking and automotive
• tyres – up to 2 tyres from a household in one calendar year

If you bring anything else you may be asked to take it home with you again. 

You must pre-sort all waste before bringing it to the site to ensure that the maximum can be recycled/reused and to reduce queues.

Vehicle type restrictions

The following will not have access to the site:

• Any vehicle with more than 4 wheels
• Any car towing a trailer more than 1.8m long by 1.2m wide (vans with trailers are not permitted)
• Any twin axle trailer
• Any tipper vehicle

For the safety of all site users please keep children under 16 and pets in cars whilst using the site.

If you have a comment or complaint about the site or the service please complete our online customer feedback form.