The Spring May Bank Holiday on 30 May brings collection day changes for every household in Somerset. No collections on Bank Holiday Monday 30 May mean kerbside services in that week are all one day later, includingFriday pick-ups on Saturday 4 June. Recycling sites remain on their usual schedules throughout the week, including all 16 opening at 8am on Saturday,Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday.
New recycle items planned to slim your rubbish bin
Residents in Some
rset could see changes to their recycling and refuse collection service in the next few years if plans by the county’s six councils go ahead. Proposals for extra recycling materials – plastic pots, tubs and trays; Tetra Pak-style cartons; small electrical items; household batteries – to be collected weekly would see far less in rubbish bins. Full story: Read more
Waste services back on schedule despite disruption
All waste services are 
back on their usual schedules after recovering from serious disruptions and widespread delays over Christmas and New Year, Somerset Waste Partnership has announced. Household collections, including clinical, assisted and paid-for garden waste pick-ups, are now on their standard timetables throughout Somerset, while all 16 recycling sites are open as usual. Full story: Read more