Bedford Council
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Bedford
Demographic Information
GSSCode: E06000055
Authority Type: UTA[1]
Country: England
Region: Eastern
Disposal Authority: Bedford Council
| Population[2] | 171,623 |
| Land Area (ha)[3] | 47,469.66 |
| Population per ha | 3.62 |
Key Metrics
Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC)
| Metric | Indicator |
|---|---|
| Number of HWRC(s) | 1 |
| Population per HWRC | 169,912 |
| Land Area per HWRC | 47,640.83 |
Authority Reported Metrics
For reporting period (Financial Year April to March): 2022-23
Ranked Metrics
| Metric | Indicator | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting (%) (Ex NI192) | 35.7 | 236 |
| Collected household waste per person (kg/pp) (Ex BVPI 84a) | 382.5 | 235 |
Unranked Metrics
| Metric | Indicator | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority Collected and Household Waste Statistics | |||
| • | Local Authority Collected Waste | ||
| Total Waste (tonnes) | 81,340 | ||
| • Sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) | 27,960 | ||
| • Not sent for recycling (tonnes) | 53,380 | ||
| Estimated rejects (tonnes) | 3,202 | ||
| • | Household | ||
| Total waste (tonnes) | 71,797 | ||
| • | Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) | 25,660 | |
| • Dry recycling-reuse (tonnes) | 14,235 | ||
| • Green recycling-reuse (tonnes) | 11,425 | ||
| • | Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) | 46,137 | |
| • Regular collection (not recycled) (tonnes) | 35,200 | ||
| • Civic amenity sites (not recycled) (tonnes) | 5,823 | ||
| • Other sources (not recycled) (tonnes) | 1,913 | ||
| • Estimated rejects (tonnes) | 3,202 | ||
| • | Non-Household | ||
| • | Total waste (tonnes) | 9,542 | |
| • Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) | 2,300 | ||
| • Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) | 7,242 | ||
| Estimated rejects (tonnes) | 0 | ||
| Management of Local Authority Collected Waste | |||
| To Landfill (tonnes) | 10,013 | ||
| To Incineration with Energy from Waste (tonnes) | 43,225 | ||
| To Incineration without Energy from Waste (tonnes) | 0 | ||
| To Recycled - Composted (tonnes) | 27,960 | ||
| To Other Routes (tonnes) | 143 | ||
| Input to intermediate plants (tonnes) | 1,753 | ||
| Government Metrics - Selected Waste Indicators | |||
| Residual household waste per household (kg/household) (Ex NI191) | 580.8 | ||
| Percentage of municipal waste sent to landfill (%) (Ex NI193) | 12.3 | ||
Collections Contract Information[4]
Collection Arrangements
Primary[5]
Residual Collection: Fortnightly
Dry Recycleables: Fortnightly : Comingled
- Method of Segregation[6]: To be completed by Local Authority
Green Waste: Fortnightly : Separate : Not Charged
Secondary[7]
Residual Collection: To be completed by Authority
Dry Recycleables: To be completed by Authority
- Method of Segregation[6]: To be completed by Authority
Green Waste: To be completed by Authority
Food Waste: To be completed by Authority
Contract Arrangements
Residual Waste Collection: InHouse
Mixed Recycling Collections: InHouse
Organic Waste Collection: InHouse
Food Waste Collection: [[NNA]
Duration of Contract: 1
Contract Start Date: Ongoing/Rolling
Approximate Value: £3,168,000
Comments
NA
Destination Information
Significant Tonnage Summary[8]
Data comes from WasteDataFlow for the period Apr21 - Mar22.
| Stream | Facility | Operator | Address | Material | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comingled recyclate | Materials recovery facility | Mid U K Recycling Ltd | Barkston Heath Warehousing Complex, Ermine Street, Barkston Heath, Ancaster, Grantham, Lincolnshire | NA | 5869.25 |
| Comingled recyclate | Materials recovery facility | Viridor Waste Management Limited | 53 Colts Holm Road, Old Wolverton, Buckinghamshire | NA | 3706.35 |
| Green waste | Windrow or other composting | Growing - Beds Recycling Services Ltd | Ravensden Composting Facility, Kimbolton Road, Ravensden, Bedford, Bedfordshire | Green garden waste only | 13870.50 |
| Residual waste | Incineration with energy recovery | Other/Exempt | Covanta Energy Limited; Rookery South, Green Lane, Stewartby, Bedford | NA | 25828.45 |
| Residual waste | Non-hazardous landfill | FCC Waste Service (UK) Ltd | Bletchley Landfill Site, Drayton Rd, Bletchley, Milton Keynes | NA | 10634.61 |
| Residual waste | Non-hazardous landfill | Veolia ES Landfill Limited | Ling Hall Landfill Site, Coal Pit Lane, Lawford Heath, Rugby, Warwickshire | NA | 9737.91 |
References
- ↑ Authority Type Abreviations:
- UTA - Unitary Authority
- DIS - District
- MTD - Metropolitan District
- LBO - London Borough
- CTY - County Council
- ↑ Source: ONS mid 2018 projection
- ↑ Source: Ordnance Survey boundry line data 2019
- ↑ Data initially populated from propriatory database.
- ↑ These arrangements are for the primary arrangements in an area. Primary is defined as the arrangements given to the most households in an area.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 This should detail the Kerbside Collection Scheme operated by the LA e.g. co-mingled, twin stream or source segregated.
- ↑ Due to the diverse nature of housing stock within a local authority's juristriction most LAs operate secondary collection arrangements to accommodate for this difference in housing e.g. houses, flats etc
- ↑ Tonnages under 2000 tonnes have been screened out.