Barkers Lane Tip is owned and operated by Bedford Borough Council, Barkers Lane Recycling Centre allows you to dispose of the following items here:

• fridges and freezers
• large appliances
• electrical goods
• small appliances
• TVs and monitors
• batteries
• fluorescent tubes
• low energy bulbs
• paper and cardboard
• books
• glass bottles and jars (clear, brown and green)
• food tins and drink cans
• scrap metal
• mixed textiles and clothing and shoes
• furniture
• gas bottles
• DIY waste eg rubble, tiles, plasterboard (restrictions apply)
• garden waste

The Site Does Not Accept:

• asbestos
• trees with diameter greater than 30cm
• animal waste
• telegraph poles and railway sleepers