The Council will offer advice and information on recycling and will conduct a waste audit to determine if a larger capacity bin is required for general waste.

All of our big green recycling bins are manufactured in Europe by compact injection moulding high-density polyethylene (HDPE), and are therefore able to withstand an impressive amount of ‘wear and tear’. We are able to collect small quantities of polystyrene in your green lidded bin, we would ask where possible this is bagged. While it is true that home composting can also serve this purpose, the green bin programs are viewed as being more convenient and more inclusive of source materials. If your bin has already been delivered where you cancel in this way Somerset Council will contact you to arrange collection of the bin. For updates and information on collections during periods of bad weather follow Doncaster Council on Facebook and Twitter Do you have more garden waste than one bin can handle?Your garden waste goes to one of several composting sites in Somerset, including Dimmer and Walpole, where it is shredded, and turned into compost. If you live in a main door house and require additional waste capacity, you can request a larger green bin (360 litre), subject to eligibility criteria. Your green bin is normally slightly smaller (180 litres) than your other bins because around 80 per cent of your waste can be recycled or composted by putting the right stuff in the right bin.

Somerset Council will not empty bins (or bags) where staff reasonably consider there is a risk of personal injury or damage to the bin, the collection vehicle, or other property for any reason including, for example, excess weight (Over 40kg in weight) or frozen contents. The heat produced in this process is then used to generate electricity which is fed back into the national grid. Somerset Council will provide you with a 180-litre bin for use with the Garden Waste Collection Service. Under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 you have the right to change your mind about your subscription and cancel your contract within a 14-day period. The rubbish bins are collected one week, with the recycling and garden and food waste bins collected the following week and so on.Please use this bin for items that cannot be recycled in your blue or brown bin or at a recycling centre. Please do not present bagged waste next to your green bin, the collection teams will not collect it. If you can’t move your bin and you have no one who can help you we offer assisted collections, please contact us. If you are struggling financially and in urgent need we may be able to give you some support via the Liverpool Citizens Support Scheme.