Tracy Carter Head of Wate Management Carbon Reduction Lead will inform us of the changes to the Kerbside Collection Service for 2020.
Minutes:
Cllr Bridget Wayman, Cabinet Member for Highways and Waste gave a presentation on the changes to the Kerbside collection service which were due to be implemented from February 2020.
• The council would be changing the way it collects materials for recycling in 2020
• As part of these changes some recycling collection days would change
• Residents would receive further information through the post, including details of new collection days, in advance of changes being made
• You would be able to view your new collection days and print a collection calendar from the council’s website once these days had been confirmed
Making it easier to sort your recycling:
• When service changes are implemented, in addition to plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays and as well as cardboard boxes and food and drink cartons, you would be able to include paper, food and drink cans, aerosols and foil in your blue lidded bin
• Please rinse and squash your recycling where possible
• Plastic film, black plastic and flower pots cannot be recycled using the blue lidded bin
Why are we making these changes:
• The changes would make it even easier for residents to use the kerbside recycling collection service and would reduce the number of vehicles used
• Fewer vehicles meant a reduction in the impact on the environment
• A new materials recovery facility was being built which will sort the recycling, reducing the requirement for residents to separate their recyclable materials at home
Further Information:
• All collections would remain fortnightly
• To keep up to date with future developments, sign up for email alerts on the waste pages of the council’s website
• If you think you may need a larger blue-lidded bin or an additional blue lidded bin you can register via the council’s website via the following link
wiltshire.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling-collection-changes
How you can help your community:
Town and parish councils and community groups play a key role within communities. We wish to work with you to advise residents of these service changes. If you would like assistance with:
o Writing an article to be published in your town or parish magazine or community newsletter
o Obtaining information for your town or village website or community Facebook site
o Requesting posters for you to display within your area
o Inviting a waste officer to a parish council or other local meeting to talk about these changes
please let us know by emailing wasteandrecycling@wiltshire.gov.uk
Questions and comments:
• Delighted to hear you are building a new facility in Calne, why will you not include plant pots and film? Answer: We cannot include plastic film, as it costs more carbon to recycle it than to make it, when that process improves, we will look at the option again.
• A lot of people would find it inspiring to find out what happens to all of the recycling. Answer: There is an end use list on the website.
• You can make things made from recycled plant pots, ‘the Short Walk’ is a company in Devon that do this. There are also charities that are pleased to take plant pots for when they sell on plants for charity.
• Information on which products go where, would be a benefit for users of the HRC.
• A repair café has just opened in Salisbury. Answer: We do need to do more locally in Wilton, Tisbury or Mere.
• There needs to be a domestic battery recycling point in Tisbury. Answer: You can take these to the household recycling centres.