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Recycling Resumes After "Catastrophic" Blaze Halts Collections
21 Mar
Summary
- Recycling collections will restart on Monday after a major fire.
- A "catastrophic fire" occurred at a waste transfer facility in Bletchley.
- The council is urging the government for stronger battery disposal action.
Recycling collections in Central Bedfordshire are scheduled to resume on Monday, following a "catastrophic fire" that forced their suspension. The blaze occurred at a waste transfer facility in Bletchley earlier this week, necessitating the pause in dry recycling pick-ups.
Authorities confirmed that an alternative waste transfer site will be utilized to reinstate services. Residents are advised to place their recycling bins out as usual from 7:00 AM GMT on Monday onwards. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation, but it follows a previous incident at a recycling centre near Bedford in July, suspected to be linked to a lithium battery.
Central Bedfordshire Council has appealed to the government for more robust measures regarding household battery disposal, noting this is the second such incident impacting the authority in eight months. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) indicated that a review of UK battery regulations is in progress.
