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Crunch Month - your mobile waste collection service
A mobile waste collection service will be coming to locations near you in each of the borough's five towns for a period of five weeks.
Every Saturday we will visit a new location in each town - 25 locations in total.
You will be able to dispose of any excess general waste in black sacks, as well as bulky waste items which normally require collection.
Find a location near you - Crunch Month
Summer of Sport
We are celebrating a Summer of Sport with the annual Find Your Active Festival and a huge range of free and low-cost local sports and activities throughout the season.
This summer of sporting excellence inspires us to get active, and there are so many low and no-cost activities across the borough for people of all ages and abilities.
Each week, for nine weeks, we will publish a timetable of activities available across the borough, to encourage local people to discover a new sport or hobby.
Find out more - Summer of Sport
Are you ok? Support with the cost of living.
To find out information about support available, please visit: Support with the cost of living.
Subscribe to the weekly garden waste subscription service for 2024/2025.
Subscribe here: Garden Waste Subscription Service 2024/2025
To find out information about all your waste and recycling services, please visit: Waste and Recycling
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Leader of Basildon Council
The blog of Cllr Gavin Callaghan, Leader of Basildon Council.