From the Borough Council website:- Service disruption - Waste collections
Latest information - Friday 12 February 2021Black and green binsPlease make sure your black and green bins are out ready for collection. Friday 12 February: crews are out and collecting waste. We'll be collecting bins on Saturday this week to allow us to catch up.Please leave your bin out as usual and we'll collect it as soon as we can. We won't be collecting additional waste placed next to black bins All collections will be later than planned as we won't start work
before there is enough light to work safely in difficult conditions Those householders who have delayed recycling collections can have extra recycling collected as collections resume. We recommend the following steps are taken:
(Check the Borough Council website here for any updates.)______________APRIL 2020 Note:- FOOD WASTE CADDIES WILL NO LONGER BE EMPTIED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO STAFF SHORTAGES. FOOD WASTE SHOULD NOW BE BAGGED AND PUT INTO THE BLACK BIN WHEELIE BIN CALENDAR The 2020 calendar for East Winch/West Bilney is as shown here (Note the revised Christmas - New Year collection dates) If your collection is missed report it online before midday on the next working day using the online form or telephone 01553 776676 Ideas for reducing waste ____________________________________________________ If
you have difficulty in getting your wheelie bin to the kerbside and
could do with some help - try the Borough Council. Tel 01553 782060 or You
will be contacted by a team member to discuss your needs; arrangements
can be made to collect and return your bins on the scheduled day for
emptying.e-mail waste.management@west-norfolk.gov.uk For information about the disposal of HAZARDOUS WASTE, LARGE ITEMS, FURNITURE, ELECTRICAL ITEMS AND TRADE WASTE and other things not mentioned on this page look here and click on Item 11 in the contents box. Contacts:- Kings Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council Telephone: 01553 616 200 Email: waste.management@west-norfolk.gov.uk Re-cycle for Norfolk - Norfolk Recycles , is the public-facing brand of the Norfolk Waste Partnership (NWP); a partnership of Norfolk’s County, District, Borough and City councils working together to improve waste and recycling services for Norfolk’s residents and visitors. FOOD WASTE This service is not operating at present. No date has been given for when it may re-start. Food waste should be placed in bags and disposed of in the BLACK general waste bin. The 7-litre kitchen caddy. Use this to collect all your kitchen food
waste, cooked or uncooked, including peelings, left overs, meat and
dairy products and even bones. The caddy can by lined if you wish. The 23-litre outside food waste bin will be emptied each week. It is important that food waste is wrapped or placed in a
bag when putting it into the outdoor bin; this helps to prevent food
waste from sticking to the bin and keeps the bin cleaner. There is no longer a need to use compostable bags. GREEN RECYCLING BIN Here’s a summary of the main items which may be put into your recycling bin: LEAVE LOOSE - DO NOT PUT INTO BAGS
For further information about the Borough Council waste and re-cycling arrangements go to the website here BLACK GENERAL WASTE BIN Use for general waste; the material collected is sent to Holland to be processed and incinerated. Food waste should go into the food caddy. (Note that this service is not currently operating). Garden waste in the brown bin. Recyclable material should be placed in the green bin. NOTE that
BROWN GARDEN WASTE BIN The Garden Waste service is chargeable - about £50 per year. There are 25 fortnightly collections - one is omitted at Christmas each year. Contact
the Borough Council directly to join the service. Use for:- Hedge
Clippings - twigs & small bracken - cut flowers - leaves - shrub
prunings - grass cuttings - vegetable waste from the garden - garden windfalls - shredded
paper The bin should be put out between 7pm on the evening before and 7am on the morning of the collection. If your collection is missed report it online before midday on the next working day. Use the same address to order an additional bin if required. Garden waste may also be disposed of at the Willows re-cycling centre at Saddlebow. SEE THE CALENDAR FOR 2019 - 2021 HERE DIY WASTE With effect from 1st. April 2018 new charges will be made at Saddlebow Recycling Centre for the disposal of DIY waste. See here and select item 11 in the Contents list on the left of the page. Saddlebow recycling centre is open Recycling centres to open from Monday 11 May with social distancing measures in placeIn line with the Government’s advice to stay at home, you should only make a journey to the recycling centre if your waste or recycling cannot safely be stored at home. If you are in self-isolation, have Covid-19 symptoms, or if you have been in recent contact with someone else with symptoms, you must not visit our recycling centres under any circumstances. Make sure you wear sensible clothing, gloves and footwear. You do not need to wear a mask, unless government advice changes. Please do not use a large van or trailer to bring your waste. We can only accommodate cars and small vans. The re-use shop remains closed. RE-CYCLING - SADDLEBOW CENTRE See here for what you may, or may not, take to the recycling centre at Saddlebow. The complete A - Z list is here For just £30.30 we will
collect and dispose of, up to three unwanted, large items from your
home. There is no limit to the number of items you can
dispose of, with each additional item being charged at
£10.25 each. Contacts:- Kings Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council ____________________ |
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