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Properties on a Friday week 1 Waste and Recycling collection incorrectly showing a non-recycling collection due today 19th April 2025.

We are aware of an error impacting Friday week 1 waste collections, which meant some properties showed a non-recycling waste collection due today, 19th April, on Where I Live and the Our Street App, ahead of weekly collections starting from 28th April. This collection was showing in error and the issue which caused this has now been resolved. As per the fortnightly week 1 waste collection still active, your next collection was due Saturday 26th April, and weekly thereafter. Please therefore take your black wheelie bin back in and represent this on your next collection date. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience that this error may have caused.

Pollution Control - Domestic Heating Oil Spills

Oil is a valuable fuel, especially in rural areas, but it can be a source of pollution too.

Over recent years, there has been an increasing number of pollution incidents caused by faulty or badly maintained domestic central heating oil tanks. In some circumstances, drinking water supplies have been contaminated. Houses have been evacuated because oil in the ground has produced fumes that have made it impossible to live in the properties.

If you have a heating oil tank and you would like more advice on preventing spills and what to do in the unfortunate event of one happening, please see Guidance - Domestic Heating Oil Spills (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window).