The national shortage of HGV drivers has started to impact our waste and recycling services. We are working closely with our waste collection contractor Amey to minimise disruption to collections as much as possible and are prioritising the key services of food waste, rubbish and recycling. To help continue to deliver these essential services we temporarily suspended taking new bookings ...

The national shortage of HGV drivers is continuing to impact our waste and recycling services. We are working closely with our waste collection contractor, Amey, to ensure disruption to collections is minimised as far as possible. However, garden waste collections will not be possible in Woking this week. If you live in Woking borough and your garden waste is due ...

Summer is a great time to start composting at home – the grass needs cutting, bushes need pruning, and your garden waste needs composting. Take full advantage of the season with the Surrey Environment Partnership’s (SEP) summer compost bin sale! Get £4 off a black, 330-litre compost bin which can compost all garden waste, and even some food waste such …

A new report published by the Surrey Environment Partnership (SEP) reveals what happened to waste produced in Surrey in 2019-20 and shows that 83,613 tonnes of waste that could have been recycled wasn’t because it was put into rubbish bins. This is equivalent to the weight of over 6,500 double decker buses. It is bad for the environment when items …

It’s always a good idea to ‘know before you throw’ as putting the wrong items in the recycling bin can spoil the rest of the recycling, and it costs more for councils to deal with. But as recycling can be confusing it’s not surprising to know at least one unrecyclable item goes into our recycling each week – and across …

Spring is the perfect time to start composting at home – the grass needs cutting, bushes need pruning, and your garden waste needs composting. Take full advantage of the season with Surrey Environment Partnership’s (SEP) spring compost bin sale! Get your hands on an exclusively discounted, black, 330 litre compost bin for just £17.70 (including delivery). You can compost all …

If you’re getting someone in to work on your house or garden, before you agree anything, check they are a registered waste carrier. That way you’ll have peace of mind that when your trader takes your waste away it won’t be dumped, causing damage to Surrey’s beautiful countryside and unnecessary work for your council. It’s easy to do and could …

Did you know that if the wrong items are put into a recycling bin, it could mean the whole truckload isn’t recycled? We want to recycle as much as possible, which is why Amey’s bin collection crews are trained to spot when a recycling bin has the wrong items in. If it does, the crew won’t empty the bin and …

The Amey IT issue affecting residents of Surrey Heath and Woking has now been resolved. Updated: 21 April 2021

Despite their hi-viz jackets, the hard work of Surrey’s bin collection crews sometimes goes unnoticed. To reward them, we think it’s time they were celebrated for their hard work! They play an essential part in a system that contributes to Surrey having one of the highest recycling rates in the country, waking up at dawn to collect an average of …