Latest News -  Recycling and Refuse Collections

Friday 5 March 2010

Due a breakdown on our small vehicle earlier in the week we are approximately one day behind with green bin and clear sack collections.  Thursday's collections are being done today but may spill over into Saturday.  Today's collections are scheduled to be completed tomorrow together with any spill-over from earlier in the week.

This affects narrow access roads in the following areas:

Mill Lane & The Pightle, Finchingfield

Dynes Hall Road & St Giles Close, Great Maplestead

Scotneys Lane, Great Yeldham

Broaks Wood, 121-143 Colchester Road, Elizabeth Way, Harold Close, Courtauld Homes of Rest, Howe Drive, Middlefield, Sloe Hill & Pritchards, Halstead

Drapers Lane & Water Lane, Helions Bumpstead

Water Hall Lane & Water Lane, Shalford

Alderford Street, Hulls Mill Lane, New England, Swan Chase, Sible Hedingham

Yeldham Road, Stambourne

Sturmer Road, Steeple Bumpstead

Church Lane, Toppesfield

Blackmore End & Brick Kiln Green, Wethersfield

Bures Road & Moat Lane, Alphamstone

Church Street, Belchamp St Paul

Chapel Hill & Church Road, Belchamp Walter

Cuthedge Lane, Bradwell

Bulmer Tye, Hedingham Road & Wesborough Hill, Bulmer

Craigs Hill, Ferriers Farm Lane & Lower Jennies Lane, Bures Hamlet

Cuthedge Lane & Marks Hall, Coggeshall

Mill Lane, Colne Engaine

School Lane, Great Henny

Pitmire Lane, Lamarsh

Lorkins Lane, Twinstead

Toad Hall & 42-44 Colneford Hill, White Colne

Bullocks Hall Farm, Wickham St Paul

Final roll-out of wheeled bins

We've now completed our final wheeled bin roll-out which means that around 97% of the District is on the wheeled bin scheme which has been so successful in increasing recycling rates and which now includes food waste recycling.

Unfortunately, due to a problem with the supply of the small 140 litre wheeled bins, we've had to deliver standard size bins instead. We're expecting fresh supplies of the small bins shortly so if you previously requested the small bins, we should be able to start swapping them over as soon as they arrive.

If you were due to move over to the wheeled bin scheme last Autumn but still haven't received your bins please call the Customer Service Centre on 01376 552525.

No more side waste

Most residents are already recycling everything they can which is fantastic and, as a result, have no side waste at all (extra waste that won't fit in the bin). But some households simply aren't recycling fully and so regularly have side waste which is not fair on the vast majority of our residents who have become passionate about recycling and waste minimisation.

The refuse crews together with the Recycling Team are doing a sterling job in identifying households having problems with recycling and those with individual problems requiring larger grey bins.

If you need advice on recycling and how to minimise your waste please call the Customer Service Centre on 01376 552525.