Somerset Waste Partnership

More items accepted at recycling sites

29th June 2020 0

All ‘business as usual’ items are now being accepted across Somerset Waste Partnership’s recycling centres. All 16 sites can now take cardboard, as well as commercial waste and other waste you pay to dispose of […]

Recycling sites: plastics and wood taken from 8 June

5th June 2020 0

Somerset’s recycling sites will accept more materials from next week. From Monday 8 June, all 16 sites will take plastic pots, tubs and trays; waste wood (man-made or natural); small household electrical items (such as […]

Somerset recycling centres reopening for essential visits only

7th May 2020 0

Eleven of Somerset’s sixteen recycling centres will reopen on Monday (11 May), but for essential visits only, in line with updated Government guidance. Garden waste collections are also set to resume on Monday after being […]

Hold on to your clothes, or lose them to landfill

29th April 2020 0

Somerset is being asked to hold on to its unwanted clothes and textiles to make sure they don’t end up in landfill. Somerset Waste Partnership is committed to making sure everything it collects that can […]

All change for Easter collection days

6th April 2020 0

Easter will bring waste day changes for every household in Somerset. Pick-ups of recycling, rubbish and clinical waste due on Good Friday 10 April will take place on Saturday 11 April. No collections on Easter […]

New fleet signals bright future for Somerset recycling

27th March 2020 0

A fleet of multicoloured trucks will take to Somerset’s streets from Monday, paving the way for a new era of recycling in the county. Somerset Waste Partnership’s new contract for recycling and rubbish collection is […]

Somerset garden waste collections suspended from Monday

22nd March 2020 0

Somerset Waste Partnership is calling on the public’s help and patience as it announces that all garden waste collections will be suspended from Monday. Reduced staffing due to coronavirus has led to collections being dropped […]

Disposing of contaminated Coronavirus waste and SWP service disruption

19th March 2020 0

Somerset Waste Partnership is urging anyone with symptoms of Coronavirus to follow Government advice when disposing of personal waste. The partnership is also asking for the public’s patience and help ahead of likely service disruption […]

Co-op boosts Slim My Waste, Feed My Face drive

5th March 2020 0

Co-op stores are throwing their high street weight behind the new Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) food recycling initiative Slim My Waste, Feed My Face. A dozen Co-op stores in Somerset have come on board with […]

Serious success for fun food waste recycling drive

3rd March 2020 0

Somerset’s fun new food waste recycling campaign is already driving up recycling rates and prompting a jump in demand for food waste bins. Although Slim My Waste, Feed My Face has only reached half the […]