Somerset Waste Partnership

Recycling sites stay open for essential use

5th January 2021 0

Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) plans to keep the county’s 16 recycling sites open on standard winter hours for essential use during the latest COVID-19 national lockdown. Government guidance – gov.uk/guidance/national-lockdown-stay-at-home – has clarified that people […]

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree

4th January 2021 0

Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) is asking people to say a green goodbye to their Christmas trees and other festive waste. The best option is to compost it at home or turn it into a wildlife […]

(S)crunch time for wrapping paper

11th December 2020 0

Somerset’s festive gift-givers are being asked to pick their wrapping paper wisely and help soothe an annual recycling headache. Wrapping of all kinds adds lots to the post-Christmas loads collected by Somerset Waste Partnership after […]

Festive shoppers: think outside the box

18th November 2020 0

Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) is asking online shoppers to think outside the box this month. With COVID lockdown closing all but essential shops and Christmas and Black Friday coming soon, mass online shopping looks likely […]

COVID lockdown: Recycling sites stay open

3rd November 2020 0

Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) plans to keep the county’s recycling sites open during the second COVID national lockdown announced at the weekend. As things stand, all 16 sites are expected to stay open on standard […]

Recycling sites switch to winter hours on 1 October

30th September 2020 0

Every one of Somerset’s 16 recycling sites will go over to their winter timetables from Thursday 1 October, with weekday opening hours of 9am to 5pm while weekends remain 9am to 4pm. Summer hours – […]

Keep up the good work this Recycle Week

16th September 2020 0

Somerset is being urged to keep up the good work after recycling an extra 3,500 tonnes of key materials during the COVID lockdown. Ahead of Recycle Week 2020 (21-27 September) Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) is […]

‘Poor parking’ on Taunton road causes problems for recycling truck

8th September 2020 0

Somerset Waste Partnership are appealing for better parking after their recycling truck couldn’t pass through a road in Taunton. A spokesperson for Somerset Waste Partnership told Apple FM: “We are having problems again getting access […]

Somerset kerbside collections resume for wearable clothes and shoes only

2nd September 2020 0

Somerset kerbside collections of clothes and shoes start again this week, but with tough new conditions. No textiles, bedding or curtains, will be taken and the clothes and shoes must be of good enough quality […]

Somerset’s annual register reveals recycling on the up

25th August 2020 0

More recycled and reused, with £15 million of landfill costs avoided – that is the key highlight in the latest “Beyond the Kerb – Recycling to Resources” report. The pioneering Somerset Waste Partnership report analyses […]