So had to run to the tip today to get our recycling down to a manageable level before we start all the christmas unwrapping... Lots of neighbours missed it too, and put their bins out this morning in that hooley (weather still shocking, proper gale force) so their bins ended up in other peoples gardens and I don't know where all the rubbish went. It was blowing to the West so it's probably gone down Seabrook Road to Hythe...
Dear Resident,
Please find below the recycling, garden and waste collection arrangements over the Christmas period.
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ALL COLLECTION DATES ARE CHANGING BETWEEN 23RD - 27TH DECEMBER.
Collections of recycling, garden and waste are as follows: Normal collection dayRevised collection day Monday 23rd DecemberSaturday 21st December (2 days earlier) Tuesday 24th DecemberMonday 23rd December (1 day earlier) Wednesday 25th DecemberTuesday 24th December (1 day earlier) Thursday 26th DecemberFriday 27th December (1 day later) Friday 27th DecemberSaturday 28th December (1 day later) Recycling and waste collections will return to normal the week following Christmas, including a collection as normal on New Years Day.
Garden waste collections take the usual fortnights break between Monday 30th December and Friday 10th January (inclusive) and start again on Monday 13th January 2014.
If you have a real Christmas tree we will collect this for recycling (composting), free of charge, from the boundary of your property between Monday 13th January and Friday 7th February 2014. To receive a collection:
If you are a garden waste subscriber all you have to do is place your tree out at the boundary of your property, on your usual garden waste collection day, and it will be collected.
alternatively,
If you do not subscribe to our garden waste service, please place your tree out at the boundary of your property, on either your recycling or waste collection day, and it will be collected. Please note that Christmas trees will be collected by a separate vehicle so will not be collected at the same time as your other collection, but will be collected on the same day.
Owing to the special Christmas arrangements we are unable to send the usual email alerts during the following periods:
21st 28th December 2013 for recycling and waste collections. 21st December 11th January 2014 for garden waste collections.
There will also be no email alerts for the collections on Saturday 21st and 28th December 2013.
Alerts for recycling and waste collections due on Monday 30th December will resume again on Sunday 29th December 2013.
Garden waste alerts for collections due on Monday 13th January 2014 will resume again on Sunday 12th January 2014.
If you wish to discuss this email or require any further information please contact environmental.services@shepway.gov.uk or Shepway Customer Services on 01303 858660.
Yours faithfully,
Steph
Mrs S Hancock Contracts Management Officer
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