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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There will be no bin collections taking place on Monday 19 September, the day of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, which has been declared a bank holiday. During the week commencing Monday 19 September, bin collections will take place one day later than usual, with bin crews working Tuesday to Saturday in Elmbridge, Mole Valley, Surrey Heath and Woking. ...

Due to hot weather conditions forecast over the next few days, bin collection crews will be out emptying bins earlier than usual in Elmbridge, Mole Valley and Surrey Heath on Thursday 11 August and Friday 12 August. In Woking, collections have already changed to start at 5.30am until Friday 9 September. Find out more here. To avoid any missed collections, ...

All bin collection services have restarted in Elmbridge and Surrey Heath today following the period of strike action which was called off by the GMB Union on Friday. Bins should be put out on their normal collection day which you can check using the collection calendar. However, the additional material that was not collected during the strike will likely impact ...

Due to hot weather conditions this week, our crews will be out emptying bins earlier than usual in Mole Valley, Surrey Heath and Woking until Friday 22 July. To avoid any missed collections, we are asking all residents in the affected areas to place their bins out for collection by 5.30am. In Elmbridge, crews collected bins earlier than usual on ...

Feeling the pinch of the cost-of-living crisis? If you’re looking for savings, then why not start in the kitchen? It’s estimated that a staggering one in five bags of food shopping goes to waste each week. Across Surrey that adds up to a substantial amount of food and money that is going to waste every day. As the amount of ...

2.45pm, Friday 18 February 2022 Crews managed to complete their rounds in some areas before the service was suspended. Please check your service update page for the latest news. 12.30pm, Friday 18 February 2022 Due to extremely dangerous conditions caused by Storm Eunice, and the Met Office red warning now in place for all of Surrey until 3pm, all waste ...