Environmental health covers a range of services that protect people's health and the local environment.
If you want to report an environmental health problem in Central Bedfordshire, use the information below to find the right service. You can report problems including noise, smoke, pollution, food safety concerns, pests and some problems with housing or business premises.
Noise, smoke, smells and other nuisance
You can report problems that are affecting your home or neighbourhood, including:
- noise from neighbours, alarms or other domestic properties
- smoke from bonfires
- excessive dust or vibration
- bright or intrusive lighting
- noise, smoke or smells from businesses
- noise and pollution from construction or demolition work
Make a domestic nuisance complaint
Food safety and hygiene
We help protect the public by checking that food businesses meet food safety and hygiene standards.
You can find information about:
- food hygiene and safety
- food hygiene ratings
- reporting a food safety concern
- registering a food business
- food safety requirements for businesses
Pests, insects and problem premises
Different services deal with pest and vermin problems depending on where the problem is and what is causing it.
Find information about:
- pest control
- rats and other rodents
- insect nuisance from businesses
- rubbish or waste attracting pests
- problems with commercial premises
Find out about pest control treatments
Problems with private rented housing
If you rent your home privately, we may be able to help with housing conditions that could affect your health or safety.
This can include some problems with:
- rubbish and pests
- blocked drains
- damp and mould
- unsafe or hazardous housing conditions
Reporting a repair in private rented housing
Bins, rubbish, recycling and fly-tipping
If you are looking for Environmental Services, you may need our waste and recycling services.
You can:
- check your bin collection day
- report a missed bin collection
- report fly-tipping
- report litter or dog fouling
- arrange a bulky waste collection
- find a tidy tip
- report an abandoned vehicle
Environmental permits and pollution control
Some businesses and industrial activities need an environmental permit to operate.
Find information about environmental permits, pollution control and the responsibilities of businesses operating in Central Bedfordshire.
Report fly-tipping
Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of rubbish or waste.
You can report fly-tipping to us online. If the waste is on private land, responsibility for removing it will normally rest with the landowner.
Environmental problems and antisocial behaviour
Some problems that affect your local environment may be dealt with as antisocial behaviour rather than by Environmental Health.
This can include issues such as persistent nuisance or behaviour affecting your neighbourhood.
What does Environmental Health deal with?
Environmental Health is not one single service. We have different teams responsible for issues that affect public health and the local environment.
Environmental Health services include areas such as food safety, noise and statutory nuisance, pollution and some public health issues.
Other environmental problems, including bin collections, recycling, fly-tipping, street cleansing and some pest control services, are dealt with through our waste and recycling services.
Use the links on this page to find the right service for your problem.
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