Somerset Waste Partnership

Garden waste collections suspended

31st July 2021 0

Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) is suspending garden waste collections for six weeks from Monday 2 August. SWP has reluctantly made the decision so staff can be redeployed to support rubbish and recycling collections. Waste authorities […]

Out by 6am please, says SWP

1st July 2021 0

Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) is asking residents across the county to put their recycling and rubbish out by 6am at the latest from now until further notice. The move will allow crews to start early if […]

Recycle on the go

27th June 2021 0

Somerset West and Taunton Council is making it easier for people to help keep our parks and open spaces clean and green. As part of its drive to tackle litter the Council will be introducing […]

Bank holiday: all change pick-ups, no change sites

26th May 2021 0

All collections in the week of the Spring Bank Holiday on Monday 31 May are one day later but recycle sites continue as usual, Somerset Waste Partnership has said. With no Bank Holiday Monday collections, […]

All change for Early May Bank Holiday

28th April 2021 0

All collections in the week of the Early May Bank Holiday on Monday 3 May will be one day later, Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) has announced. With no collections on Bank Holiday Monday, the week’s […]

Garden waste: renew now, deadline is approaching!

28th April 2021 0

Somerset’s garden waste customers have just a few more days to renew their subscriptions. With no grace periods or amnesties, they have until Friday 7 May to sign-up again and guarantee uninterrupted collections. Subscriptions can […]

Summer hours at recycle sites from 1 April

31st March 2021 0

All of Somerset’s 16 recycling sites switch to their summer timetables from Thursday 1 April – but for essential journeys only to start with. When open weekdays, they will continue to start at 9am but […]

All change for Easter waste

29th March 2021 0

Every household in Somerset will have Easter waste collection day changes but recycle sites will stay open, Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) has announced. With no pick-ups on Good Friday 2 April, these will take place […]

Garden waste subscribers – it is time to renew

23rd March 2021 0

Spring is in the air which means it is time for garden waste subscribers to renew quickly and easily online. Reminder letters and emails are on their way to 50,000 green-fingered subscribers from district councils. […]

Mendip keeps on Recycling More

18th March 2021 0

Recycling in Mendip has continued to boom since the launch of Recycle More, new Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) figures show. In its first 15 weeks the expanded service collected nearly 2,000 extra tonnes of recycling […]