Household Waste - Rubbish Collections
We provide a weekly refuse collection for the residents of Bath
& North East Somerset and are committed to reducing the amount
of waste we send to landfill. You can help to reduce the amount you
throw away by making the most of our Recycling
and Composting
services and by
reducing the amount you use in the first place.
Waste Day Change starts June 2009
From June 2009, we will be changing your collections so that
your rubbish, recycling, cardboard and garden waste are all
collected on the same day. To find out more, please
go to
Waste Day Change. |
Where and when to put your rubbish out
Your rubbish needs to be put at the front edge of your property
ready for collection by 7am on your day of collection. To
find out your collection day, please go to www.bathnes.gov.uk/myarea
If you have to place your rubbish on the pavement for
collection, please make sure that it does not obstruct the pavement
for pedestrians, wheelchairs or buggies. It should not be
left out on the pavement before 8pm the evening before your
collection. Anyone putting their rubbish out at the wrong
time or place can be given a £50 fixed penalty notice.
Please note that we now collect refuse on all bank holidays
except for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. For
further information on our bank holiday collections, please go to
Bank Holiday Collections.
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What containers to use
Rubbish can be put out in black bags, conventional dustbins or
other suitable containers. Please do not put your rubbish out
in wheeled bins as not all of our vehicles are equipped to empty
them.
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What we do and don't collect
Your refuse collection should be for everyday household items
that cannot be recycled or composted.
Please note, we do not take items such as large bulky
items, garden waste, hazardous waste and business waste.
The following table lists alternative ways of dealing with some
of the waste that should not be in your refuse. For further
information on any of the service mentioned, please click on the
links shown in bold.
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If you are not capable of moving your refuse to the edge of your
property and there is no-one else living with you who can help, we
can arrange an assisted collection.
You will need to complete and return an assisted collection application
form in order to receive help with your collections.
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Collection problems or questions
Please make sure you have put your refuse out at the right time
and location and check whether the rest of your road has been
collected.
Although the time of our collection is broadly the same each
week, we cannot guarantee this. It is important to make sure
that your refuse is put out by 7am on the correct collection
day.
If you need to report a missed collection, you must let us know
by the end of the following working day in order for us to go back
and collect it. Any missed collections reported after this
time will not be collected until your next scheduled
collection.
If you need to report a missed collection or have any other
problems or questions regarding your refuse service, please
contact Council Connect on 01225 39 40 41 or email councilconnect@bathnes.gov.uk
.
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