We use 227,000 miles of wrapping paper (enough to go around the earth 9 times) and binned 108 million rolls in 2017! Try to buy #recyclable wrapping paper (hint: if it’s glittery, it’s not recyclable) #makethemostof Stroud District Council Forest of Dean District Council Tewkesbury Borough Cotswold District Council Cheltenham Borough Council Gloucester City Council […]

You’ve spent hours trying to find which bulb has gone in those old Christmas lights and given up hope? Don’t bin them! 500 tonnes are thrown out each year, but they can be #recycled with your other electrical items at your local Household Waste Recycling Centre http://orlo.uk/ZN5IL #makethemostof Cotswold District Council Stroud District Council Cheltenham […]

The countdown to Christmas has begun! In preparation for festive feasting, take a look at this helpful storage guide from Love Food Hate Waste http://orlo.uk/C0Vb5 #makethemostof Cheltenham Borough Council Gloucester City Council Stroud District Council Forest of Dean District Council Cotswold District Council

Day 1 of our #makethemostof advent calendar! Sadly, the Christmas period is set to see a whole lot go to waste in the UK, including 277,000 miles of wrapping paper, 2 million turkeys and 74 million mince pies. We hope these daily tips and tricks will inspire you to help Gloucestershire recycle and ‘make the […]

Tonight, let’s include our refuse crews in the clap for key workers. With 330 tons of extra waste they’re working incredibly hard!

District Council LIVE with Joe Harris Join Cotswold District Council leader Joe Harris Tuesday at 3:30pm for District Council LIVE where you can ask your questions, understand what’s happening in your community and hear about how you can make lockdown a little bit more interesting! This week’s guests are Cllr Andrew Doherty (Cabinet Member for […]

There are no changes to recycling or general household waste collections over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. Please present your waste on your normal day – inc Good Friday & Easter Monday. Cotswold District Council confirms there are no changes to recycling and general household waste collections over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. Residents are […]

Please read the suggested tips and advice on how you can reduce the amount you put out for collection. While we’re all staying at home we’re generating much more waste and recycling than normal. At the same time the number of staff we have available has been reduced due to illness and self-isolation. Help us […]

Waste and recycling collections (Friday 27th March) in Fairford, Lechlade and some of the surrounding villages that also have Friday collections. It’s a full collection tomorrow (but not garden waste which is now suspended) so food, plastics, tins, cans, paper, glass, cardboard and your remaining non-recyclable waste all go out tomorrow. This is the new […]

Ubico is the council owned company that delivers your waste services (in Cotswold District and several other districts). We’re an essential service – and we’re recruiting. To help continue our operations it is essential that we have enough staff to help us deliver our services. We are recruiting for temporary Vehicle Technicians in Stroud, South […]