There are currently weather warnings in effect for Dorset as Storm Ciarán hits the UK’s South Coast. There is a Yellow warning in effect for heavy rain (until 11:59pm) and strong winds (until 5pm) on Thursday 2 November.
Recently published figures from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) show that Dorset Council’s recycling rate hit a record high last year.
Back in September, we informed our residents that the national HGV driver shortage, coupled with the continuing impact of the pandemic, was impacting our waste collection rounds.
Dorset Council is reminding all residents that their bin collections will be on their usual day of the week over the Christmas period, even on bank holidays.
Dorset Council is proud to ‘Step It Up’ this week in the biggest and best Recycle Week ever.
The effects of the national HGV driver shortage, coupled with the continuing impact of the pandemic, are starting to be felt across Dorset Council’s waste services as collection rounds feel the strain.
Councillors and officers at Dorset Council are celebrating after they recently completed the successful change of bin collection rounds in North Dorset.
Dorset Council is reminding residents what to do with their waste if someone in their household is showing symptoms of COVID-19 infection.
Dorset Council is pleased to announce that bin collections in Weymouth and Portland will begin to resume from tomorrow (Tuesday 17 November).
Following yesterday’s (Sunday 15 November) fire incident at our Crookhill waste depot in Chickerell, we have begun the process of clearing the site and planning for waste collections in the Weymouth and Portland areas.
All 10 of Dorset Council’s Household Recycling Centres (HRCs, or “the tip”) will remain open daily during the latest lockdown period, but restrictions will apply on site.
Garden Waste customers have reason to be pleased as Dorset Council will be resuming its garden waste kerbside collections from Monday 27 April.
As Dorset Council’s waste services begin to feel the pressure from coronavirus (COVID-19) employee absence and the need to introduce new safety measures to protect our workforce, we are asking residents to help us by changing the way they deal with their bins, litter and recycling.
After Prime Minister Johnson’s announcement last night (Monday 23 March), Dorset Council has closed all its household recycling centres (HRCs, or ‘the tip’) until further notice in order to comply with the latest central government guidance on staying at home and away from others.
Bin collections are one of Dorset Council’s most important services, provided to over 200,000 households across the county.
