Waste and recycling
The council have set a recycling target of 33% to be met by 2012/13, we will only achieve this by ensuring that we reduce, re-use and recycle as much as possible. Here you will find all the different services we provide to help achieve this.
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Waste and recycling information
We provide an alternate weekly collection of refuse and recycling to all properties in the borough, one week your blue bin will be emptied the next your green refuse bin will be emptied.
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Your bin collection days
Changes have been made to our waste collection services.
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Bulky waste collection
We operate a pre-paid collection and disposal service for large household items which householders may find difficult to transport to the household waste recycling centre.
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Household Waste Recycling Centre - HWRC (The Tip)
The Household Waste Recycling Centre is run by WRG, on behalf of Lincolnshire County Council.
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Real Nappies
Have you ever thought about using real nappies?
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Recycling bring sites
As well as the kerbside blue bin recycling scheme we also offer additional recycling bring sites around the borough for paper, cardboard, metals, textiles and books.
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Waste Collection Service Standards
We will strive to divert the maximum volume of waste collected from domestic premises to either recycling or composting, rather than landfill, by maximising the range of materials that can be segregat...
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Clinical waste and sharps boxes
We collect low level clinical waste; this type of waste is classed as offensive and relates to waste such as incontinence waste.
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Trade waste collection
All businesses are required by law to make arrangements for the collection and disposal of waste arising from their business activities.
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Abandoned vehicles
We have a duty under section 3 of the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978, to remove a vehicle which is abandoned in our area, on any land in the open air, or on any other land forming part of the high...
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Composting
A large amount of the rubbish that goes in your wheelie bin could be composted at home using a home composter.
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Asbestos and hazardous waste
Although we are not licensed to collect and remove asbestos we do need to be notified immediately of any fly-tipped asbestos in the borough.
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Fly Swat total
This massive mound of your recycled material represents the amount of rubbish so far removed from the borough by the Fly Swat team.
