Recycling, rubbish and waste news

• Large style containers improve efficiency and help congestion

  Published on Friday, 21 June 2019

  To help ease queuing times and the associated congestion, larger waste containers have been installed at Waldo Road reuse and recycling centre.

• Waste collection day changes will help improve the service

  Published on Wednesday, 19 June 2019

  Changes to waste collection days to deliver greater efficiency and reliability of the service alongside an improved recycling service will go ahead this autumn.

• Environment contracts awarded

  Published on Wednesday, 13 March 2019

  A series of essential environment focussed contracts delivering frontline services have been agreed for an initial eight year period, with the agreements being the largest value contract ever awarded by the council.

• Food for Thought - disposing of food waste each week is best

  Published on Tuesday, 27 November 2018

  Residents are being encouraged to use the council’s weekly food waste collection service as the easiest and most efficient way to dispose of unwanted food waste.