Ever wondered what to do with those everyday items such as coffee pods, pet food pouches, beauty items and crisp packets which contain plastic but which can’t be recycled at the kerbside? Gloucestershire’s #ClearOnPlastics can signpost you to schemes which can help recycle more of your waste plastic & give you tips on how to […]

Thank you to all the volunteers who have been doing litter picks in the North Cotswolds over the past few weeks. We have noticed the improvement on our patrols. It is amazing how much rubbish has been found. We wish the rubbish wasn’t thrown away in the first place. Not only is littering an offence […]

Residents and business’s have a responsibility to check if the person removing their waste / scrap metal has a legitimate waste carriers licence. Many unregistered waste carriers will advertise their services through social media platforms. Failing to carry out the necessary checks could likely result in your rubbish being dumped somewhere in the local area and you could be prosecuted or fined. You can find and check registered […]

It’s one of our biggest areas of expenditure with waste, recycling and street cleaning services costing £6.9 million in 2021/22, for comparison that’s actually £1m more than CDC will collect in council tax (~£5.8m) next year. Waste and recycling are one of the most crucial services we provide and it’s the biggest area of responsibility […]

ASK US ANYTHING! CDC LIVE is streaming from our Facebook and YouTube channels TODAY from 4 pm. Put your questions directly to the Leader of the Council, Councillor Joe Harris, Cotswolds. He will be also joined by new Chief Executive, Rob Weaver as well as the Councillors responsible for waste and recycling, finance and health […]

Did you know that you can wrap presents and not produce waste? Use spare fabric or a scarf using the Furoshiki (Japanese wrapping cloth) method. Wrapping this way also gives 2-in-1 gift as they can use the scarf afterwards. #makethemostof Stroud District Council Gloucester City Council Cheltenham Borough Council Forest of Dean District Council Cotswold […]

Your recycling and waste collections may vary during the Christmas period. Visit the Gloucestershire recycles website to check with your local district, borough or town council when your collections are. http://orlo.uk/oXuQl #makethemostof Gloucester City Council Stroud District Council Forest of Dean District Council Cheltenham Borough Council Tewkesbury Borough Cotswold District Council

DAY 10! Want to make sure your wrapping paper is recyclable? If it scrunches (and stays scrunched) it can be recycled! Foil or glitter-decorated paper can’t be recycled and needs to go in the general waste. http://orlo.uk/OdEjV Gloucester City Council Stroud District Council Cotswold District Council Cheltenham Borough Council Forest of Dean District Council Tewkesbury […]

Every Christmas we use 300,000 tonnes of card packaging, enough to cover Big Ben almost 260,000 times! Flatten and keep your cardboard dry in your #recycling, remove all plastic stuffing, including polystyrene chips or bubble wrap and remove loose bits of tape #makethemostof Gloucester City Council Stroud District Council Cheltenham Borough Council Forest of Dean […]

The great British public will throw away 130m sprouts this Christmas. Why not head to http://orlo.uk/o8E9J for some delicious recipe ideas to use them up #makethemostof Gloucester City Council Stroud District Council Forest of Dean District Council Cheltenham Borough Council Cotswold District Council