Assisted Collections are offered for refuse and blue box collection services to residents who, through illness or infirmity, are unable to put out their refuse and recycling and do not have anyone else to assist them. Please telephone 0800 581281 for details.
Dog Bins are provided around the borough. Use them. It could save you a lot of money. It is an offence NOT to clean-up after your dog and, if prosecuted, you could be fined up to £1,000.
"Recycle Now - compost at home" is a web site with advice and useful information on home composting: www.recyclenow.com/compost. Did you know that up to one third of the contents of your dustbin - including vegetable peelings, teabags and eggshells - can be composted quickly and easily using a compost bin? The result is a great soil conditioner for your garden.