We’re delighted to once again be taking part in one of our favourite national campaigns, you guessed it… it’s Recycle Week! This year’s theme is ‘Rescue Me’, which means we want to prevent five everyday recyclable items from heading to the rubbish bin. The five items, and advice on how to dispose of them in Elmbridge, Mole Valley, Surrey Heath …
Our schools need you!
Six schools in Elmbridge, Mole Valley and Woking need your support to win a share of £3,000. The prize is on offer as part of the Rethink Waste scheme, and it’s easy for you to do your bit. Here’s how: Sign up to Rethink Waste. It’s free, quick and easy. Anyone can do it! Once signed up, you’ll have access …
Service disruption in Elmbridge
Tuesday 8 October 2024 Amey has reported some bins were missed today in East and West Molesey and Thames Ditton. If your food, garden or rubbish bins have not been emptied, please leave them out ready for collection tomorrow. Please continue to report missed collections online, after 4pm. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for …
System upgrade, 28 August 2024
Due to a system upgrade our online forms may be temporarily unavailable from 4pm today. This may affect reporting forms for a few hours. If you need to report an issue and cannot submit a form please try again later.
August bank holiday bin collections
There are no changes to bin collections over the bank holiday weekend in Elmbridge, Mole Valley, Surrey Heath and Woking. Please leave your bins out to be emptied as usual. Residents can check their collection day here.
Funding awarded to JWS for chewing gum removal
Following a competitive bid process, we are delighted to have been awarded grant funding of just over £21,000 by Keep Britain Tidy and the Chewing Gum Taskforce to remove gum from streets in Elmbridge, Mole Valley and Surrey Heath over the coming weeks. The work, estimated to take around 15 days in total, is scheduled to start in Leatherhead on …
Surrey’s zero waste map has landed!
Last year in Surrey, waste fell by 5.2% – that’s thanks to you! But we need to keep that momentum going by reducing waste and reusing and repairing old items even more. Fortunately, we’ve got just the tool to help you! The Surrey Environment Partnership (SEP) have just launched Surrey’s zero waste map! It’s a tool created to give Surrey …
The Surrey Recycles search tool and app is reporting for duty!
Introducing every Surrey resident’s ultimate sidekick: The Surrey Recycles search tool and app! Can you name a better duo? Surrey households are currently producing 442kg of rubbish per year and that doesn’t include the staggering, estimated 298 tonnes of material that was rejected for recycling in Surrey due to too many incorrect items being placed into recycling bins, which was …
Some delays to bin collections in Mole Valley, Elmbridge and Woking
Friday 16 August 2024 In Mole Valley there have been some missed collections and there will be additional crews working tomorrow, Saturday 17 August, to help catch up. In Woking, some collections for rubbish, food and garden waste continue to be impacted by issues such as vehicle breakdowns and limited staff availability. Amey is working hard to catch up on …
Plastic Free July is here!
Plastic Free July has arrived and we’re here to share our top tips to help you reduce your use of single-use plastic. Plastic Free July is an annual campaign, originally set up in Australia by the Plastic Free Foundation. So far, Plastic Free July has helped millions of people across the globe reduce their use of single-use plastic and in-turn …