Wednesday 8 March 2023 Following the snow overnight, bin collection crews started their rounds later than usual today. While we aim to continue collections as normal, roads that are unsafe to access will not receive a collection until conditions improve. This is to reduce the risk of vehicles slipping or becoming stuck. If your road is not collected, please leave ...

With the cost of food creeping up every day, many households are feeling the pinch. Luckily, there’s a way to help save money and the planet – by reducing your food waste you can make your leftovers last for longer. Did you know that the average family of four can save £70 a month by decreasing the amount of food ...

Turn your garden and food waste into something beautiful this spring with Surrey Environment Partnership's half-price compost bin sale! As daffodils begin to pop up across Surrey, give your garden the nutrients it needs to flourish by composting your garden and food waste at home. Residents of Surrey can grab their exclusive half-price discount between 1 – 24 March. There ...

If you’re confused about recycling, you’re not alone! Labels on packaging can be misleading and there is local variation as to what can and can’t be recycled, and how to do it. Take toothpaste, for example. The cardboard box can be recycled, but the empty toothpaste tube and lid belong in your rubbish bin! Likewise, you can pop empty food ...

What you do with your food waste can make a huge difference to your environmental impact. The best way to help the planet is to reduce the amount of food waste you produce and recycle what is left. It’s easier than you think to own your impact in 2023. With free weekly food waste collections throughout Surrey, all you need ...

Surrey residents can now buy a range of reduced-price compost bins, hot composters, food waste digesters and other composting products courtesy of a subsidy provided by the Surrey Environment Partnership. There are a range of compost bins available all with a third off the normal price. You can use them to compost all your garden waste, and even some food ...

Remember, you can recycle your Christmas tree when you take down your decorations. You could even go that one step further and reuse your tree next year by re-potting or replanting it. There are a number of ways residents can recycle their tree. Trees can be taken to your local community recycling centre or to a local garden centre that ...

If you want to boss your bins in 2023, look out for your annual paper guide to recycling, waste and bin collections that is coming through your door soon. The guides include information on which items should go in which bins, a 2022 bin collection calendar to help you know which bins to put out when, details of collection date ...

From 16 October until December, Amey will be providing additional resources to help tackle the increased number of leaves on the streets in Elmbridge, Mole Valley and Surrey Heath. As this is a busier than usual time for our street cleaning teams, please bear with us if you have submitted a street cleaning request. Higher demand on the service means ...

Recycling can be so confusing, can’t it? If you struggle to remember the rules of recycling and find keeping up with the various do’s and don’ts daunting, you’re not alone! Recycle Week has arrived and this year the theme focuses on how we can improve our recycling habits. Putting the right things in your recycling bin is important - incorrect ...