Don’t forget the best thing for your real tree is to make sure it is recycled. If you subscribe to the CDC Green bin service just cut it up into smaller sections, put it into your green bin. Our next scheduled bin day is Monday 11th Jan. You can also take it to Fosse Cross HRC but you’ll need to book in. Winter hours are 10am-4pm except Tuesday when it’s closed. https://www.gloucestershirerecycles.com/…/fosse-cross…/
| Waste and recycling collection dates in the Cotswolds have been updated for the holiday season. |
| Cotswold District Council’s waste and recycling collection service provider, Ubico Ltd, will be making normal collections up to and including Thursday 24 December. Crews will NOT be working on Friday 25 December and Friday 1 January.
As a consequence, there will be changes in collection days until the normal schedule resumes on Monday 18 January 2021. The collection days will change as follows: (please note that crews will be working on two Saturdays to catch up – 9 and 16 January 2021) They will be allowing side waste for every household’s first full collection after Christmas Day; residents will be able to leave out additional amounts of non-recyclable waste in bin liners next to their grey wheeled bin/beige refuse bags. The collection schedule will return to normal on the week beginning Monday 18 January 2021. The Household Recycling Centres are open 10 am to 4 pm and each site is closed one day per week (Fosse Cross is closed Tuesdays). Everyone visiting the Household Recycling centres is required to prebook their visit to gain access to these sites. Social distancing will be required on-site, and to minimise queues and waiting times the number of booking slots available will be limited. For details of all HRCs in Gloucestershire plus a wide range of information about recycling best practice please visit www.gloucestershirerecycles.com |
| Residents will be able to report fly-tips more easily thanks to an improved service from Cotswold District Council. |
| A new online form will allow the user to pinpoint the fly-tip on an interactive map so they don’t have to spend time trying to describe the location or looking up a postcode. That makes it is easier for the Council team to locate and with previously reported cases visible, it also means less duplication, allowing a quicker investigation and clean-up.
If a resident calls for more information about their report, the customer services team can give more detailed case information on the spot. Cllr Andrew Doherty, Cabinet Member for Waste, Recycling and the Environment, said: “Fly-tipping is a crime as well as blight on the environment which we take very seriously. These improvements make it easier for residents to report fly-tipping, ensuring it is possible to clean-up fly-tips more effectively and pursue offenders more quickly.” To report a fly-tip see: https://community.cotswold.gov.uk/s/fly-tip |
Garden waste licence for collections up to 31 March 2021
A new licence costs £30 and covers the period to 31 March 2021. Garden waste licences run annually from April to March, but this year residents’ 2019-20 licences were extended to 30 June this year, allowing council officers to concentrate on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since last year there have been some important changes to the service:
-Food waste CANNOT be placed in your garden waste bin
-Food waste is collected separately, and weekly, from your new (dark grey coloured)
outside food bin. You can keep using your small green food caddy indoors
-Garden waste collections are now made fortnightly
If you would like to sign-up and prefer not to pay online you can call us on 01285 623123 and we will process your card payment for you, or advise you how to pay by other means if you do not have a credit or debit card.
You can view the full terms and conditions of your garden waste licence at www.cotswold.gov.uk/gardenwaste
Household Recycling Centres
Cotswold District Council are likely to reopen the Household Recycling Centre at Fosse Cross soon, possibly as early as next week. In line with this week’s HRC openings in Cheltenham and Gloucester this is likely to be on a pre-booked appointment only basis only to begin with.
Updated FAQ on what you can and can’t do from Wednesday 13th May
The UK Government has updated its advice on what you can and can’t do from Wednesday 13th May and this FAQ can be found on their website see below for the link.
Age UK Gloucestershire Community Support
During Covid19 Age UK have adapted their support and they want to let local communities know that they are there to help. They have a variety of resources that they are keen to share with the community.
Garden Waste Collection
Don’t forget Cotswold District Council are restarting the garden waste collection service for 2019-2020 licence holders from this Friday 15th May.
The service is available to all customers who hold 2019/20 garden waste licence(s)
They will only collect what is in the CDC garden waste bins and bags
No side waste will be accepted
Crew safety means they cannot collect significantly overloaded bins
There will be no additional or catch-ups for collections
Existing licences have been extended and they will process renewals in June
Cotswold District Council has announced that fortnightly garden waste collections will restart from Wednesday 13 May.
Cllr Andrew Doherty, Cabinet Member for Waste and Recycling, said: “Over the last few weeks we have needed to use our garden waste vehicles and crews to support the main waste and recycling collections while some staff have had to take time off sick, to self-isolate or to look after loved ones affected by Covid-19. During that time our team has worked hard, alongside our waste partner Ubico, to find a way to return these vehicles and crews to their normal rounds”.
They are now able to resume garden waste collections and they will be operating to the published collection schedule. For us in Northleach that will be Friday 15th May.
“We know that people may have accumulated green waste during the lockdown and we ask that you continue to keep composting. We’d also like to encourage residents to join in with Plantlife UK’s “No Mow May” (www.plantlife.org.uk/everyflowercounts/) campaign to help wildlife in your garden and lower the demand on the service as we restart it.
“I’d like to thank the 22,000 households who have been affected by the suspension for their patience. I would also commend the crews who have worked tirelessly to keep the essential waste and recycling services running for all 45,000 households in our district.”
The Council has announced that garden waste collections will resume on Wednesday 13 May on the following basis;
Collections will be operating to the published collection schedule (see calendar)
The service is available to all customers who hold 2019/20 garden waste licence(s)
We will only collect what is in the CDC garden waste bins and bags
No side waste will be accepted
Crew safety means we cannot collect significantly overloaded bins
There will be no additional or catch-ups for collections
Existing licences have been extended and we will process renewals in June
Cllr Doherty, added: “We are anticipating a risk that we may not always be able to collect from all properties on their scheduled day. In these circumstances, we advise residents to leave their bins presented until they have been emptied, which should be the next day.”
Gloucestershire County Council’s Household Waste Recycling Centres are not yet reopening, in line with Government advice around what is and isn’t an essential journey.