A recent incident involving a mixture of paint and bleach in a resident’s bin caused a reaction within a collection vehicle, resulting in injury to a crew member who required hospital treatment. Please remember that hazardous chemicals and other items such as batteries should never go in your bin – due to the risk of causing explosions, fires, serious injuries …
Rubbish collection disruption – parts of Mole Valley
Amey has advised that following some driver and vehicle issues yesterday (Thursday 28 May), affecting rubbish collections in some areas of Mole Valley, crews have today caught up with most of the outstanding collections. However, some rubbish collections in Box Hill, Capel, Hookwood and South Holmwood have still not been collected following yesterday’s disruption, and the ongoing impact of these ...
Bank holiday bin collections
There are no changes to bin collections over the Spring bank holiday on Monday 25 May in Elmbridge, Mole Valley, Surrey Heath and Woking. Please leave your bins out to be emptied as usual. Residents can view their current collection schedule here. Monday 18 May 2026
Temporary suspension of waste collections on Park Street, Camberley
Following a reported Health and Safety incident that occurred this morning on Park Street in Camberley, our waste contractor Amey have suspended waste collections on this road for today. Amey, Surrey Heath Borough Council and Joint Waste Solutions (JWS) are all working to ensure that waste collections can resume safely going forward. We will provide further information when the service …
Bank Holiday bin collections
There are no changes to bin collections over the Early May Bank Holiday on Monday 4 May in Elmbridge, Mole Valley, Surrey Heath and Woking. Please leave your bins out to be emptied as usual. Residents can view their current collection schedule here. Monday 27 April 2026
Another bin truck blaze, this time in Cobham
On Friday (10 April) a waste collection lorry caught fire in Cobham – luckily the fire was put out successfully and nobody was injured. The blaze was caused by batteries from a household rubbish bin. When tipped into the waste truck, the fragile battery casings were crushed, causing the batteries to ignite and burn through the collected waste. Never bin …
Bank holiday bin collections
There are no scheduled changes to bin collections over the Easter bank holiday in Elmbridge, Mole Valley, Surrey Heath and Woking. Please leave your bins out to be emptied as usual. You can view your bin collection schedule here.
New items for your recycling bin
Great news – your bins just got better! From 31 March 2026 you will be able to put more into your dry mixed recycling bin. From 31 March, if you live in Elmbridge, Mole Valley or Woking you will be able to add aerosol cans, food and drink cartons, non-black plastic plant pots and squeezy metal and plastic tubes. If …
Rollout of food waste recycling collections at flats in Elmbridge
Around 3,000 more flats have now joined weekly food waste collections 3,000 more households living in flats in Elmbridge are now able to recycle their food waste. These new households join the weekly food waste recycling collections that already take place in the borough, with waste collection crews collecting from over 60,000 households every week including flats. To encourage participation, the project …
Bin collections in Woking and Mole Valley
A funeral is being held tomorrow, Tuesday 10 February, for a member of the Woking bin collection crew who sadly passed away recently. Several members of the crew will be attending to pay their last respects to a much-loved colleague and friend. While crew members from other areas will be covering their rounds, please be aware there may be some …