Due to severe staff shortages, all garden waste collections are now suspended across all of Central Bedfordshire until further notice.
Despite CBC’s best efforts to keep garden waste collections going for as many people as possible, unfortunately, they are experiencing staff shortages at similar level to the early part of the pandemic and need to prioritise the more critical collections like black bins, recycling and clinical waste. The staff shortages are due to a national shortage of qualified large vehicle drivers, this is affecting the whole economy, not just waste services. An increase in staff needing to self-isolate due to COVID-19 is further compounding the staffing issues.
Central Beds Council will keep this decision under constant review and update residents through its website: www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/waste-disruption
They apologise for any inconvenience caused and ask residents to please bear with us at this difficult time.