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Waste & Recycling Changes

Cotswold District Council will soon be changing waste and recycling collection days for about 70% of households in the district to improve the service to residents.

In light of Cotswold District Council’s initiative to enhance waste and recycling services for its residents, responsible waste management becomes paramount. With changing collection days for a significant portion of households, it’s essential for residents to adapt their recycling habits and consider efficient waste disposal methods. Dumpster rental services can play a crucial role in this transition, offering a convenient solution for managing recyclables and other waste materials. By utilizing dumpsters, residents can easily segregate and dispose of their waste in an organized manner. To learn more about how dumpster rental services can aid in this process, explore options available here, ensuring a smooth and eco-friendly transition for residents as they adjust to the new waste and recycling collection schedules.

Extending this concept to regions with similar initiatives, like Cairns, skip bins become a local solution that residents can readily embrace. The skip bins cairns, for instance, provide a tailored approach to waste disposal, allowing residents to seamlessly adjust their practices in harmony with evolving waste management strategies. Embracing such services ensures not only a smoother transition for residents but also contributes to a collective effort in fostering sustainable and eco-friendly waste management practices.

Why is this happening?

  • Over the last few years there has been a noticeable increase in the size and distribution of the population across the District, with many people moving into newly built properties.  This has provided scope for us to improve our service, reducing vehicle movements and ensuring missed bin collections are addressed swiftly.  The rezoning of rounds will affect about 70% of households.  Once in place, we believe that the new zones will be able to absorb the impact of further property development over the next few years.

 

What would happen if we didn’t do this?

  • If we just continue with our current arrangements local Council Tax payers would face a large, and unnecessary, increase in expenditure on the waste service because we would have to hire more staff and also purchase new trucks to meet demands  – both would then be surplus to requirements on several days of the week.

When will the new collection arrangements begin?  

The revised zones are scheduled to come into effect on the week beginning 19 September. We recognise that some households will have to wait for more than 14 days for their first waste or recycling collection after the change is introduced; as a result, Ubico crews will collect any additional  waste/recycling which has accumulated, provided it is placed by the refuse bin or recycling box on the day of the first collection after 19 September. Additional refuse should be presented in a bin liner and additional recyclables can be presented in a cardboard box.

How will residents be informed?

Last week (w/c 4 July) Ubico started delivering bin labels to the areas which are included in the change.  During August, all residents who will be assigned a new waste collection day as a result of these changes will receive a detailed letter and a revised collection calendar in a marked envelope  – copies of sample documents are attached for information. Please Note: Only those properties which receive the letter will see a change in their collection day.

 

In addition, information is available on the Council’s website – www.cotswold.gov.uk/34979.aspx and we will be issuing press releases and posting information using Twitter and Facebook.

How you can help.

  • Please help us to publicise this change by using all the communications methods at your disposal.  A poster explaining the changes is attached and it would be appreciated if you could display it on noticeboards. We can also supply hard copies if you contact the Press Office, Cotswold District Council, Trinity Road, Cirencester GL7 1PX.

Further information

If you have queries about this change you can find more information at www.cotswold.gov.uk/34979.aspx or by calling the Waste Hotline on 01285 623123.

Kind Regards

Sue Coakley

Cabinet Member for Environment

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Collection Round Changes LETTER

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Collection Round Changes ENVELOPE

Collection Round Changes CALENDAR

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Appointment of a new Parish Councillor

Kingscote Parish Council are pleased to welcome Jon Bowers from Bagpath on to Kingscote Parish Council following the recent Parish Council meeting.

Thank you also to all the other applicants; it was really positive to have such an interest in Parish matters.

On behalf of Kingscote Parish Council.

Anna Davison
Clerk to the Parish Council

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Sodbury Sportive – Sunday 21st August

On Sunday 21 August the Sodbury Sportive will be taking place once more on roads that will pass through or near to your local areas. I enclose a copy of the flyer that summarises the three routes that will feature on the day. These flyers are being distributed to pubs and local shops on the three routes to raise awareness.
Our event is a non competitive cycling one and thus not a race. However we are expecting up to one thousand riders in total. Riders will be briefed to abide by the Highway Code and to be courteous to other road users and to take utmost care  when passing those on horseback.
We apologise in advance for any inconvenience that may result on the day. No roads will be closed.
The event is organised by the Rotary Club of Chipping Sodbury and will raise significant funds every penny of which will be used to help charities and those with deserving support needs.
I would ask that you use any means possible to help raise the awareness of the event eg local newsletters or post the flyer somewhere conspicuous in your respective areas.
Thank you in advance for your support and understanding.
Best regards,
Stuart Fraser
On behalf of the Rotary Club of Chipping Sodbury.
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Draft Submission Local Plan

Cotswold District Council is undertaking a formal six-week period of
public consultation on the Draft Submission Local Plan, which will run
from*Monday 27 June until Monday 8 August 2016*.  The document has been
approved by Councillors for submission to an independent inspector,
subject to potential minor amendments. During the consultation period,
people who believe there are issues of legal compliance or soundness
with the Draft Submission Plan have the opportunity to submit their
written representations online or on an official form, which will be
available from the District Council’s offices and on its website.  The
inspector who will be appointed to review the Local Plan will look
closely at these comments and will want to know why the respondents
consider the Plan to be unsound, what changes are being sought, and why
those changes would help to ensure that the Plan is sound.

To assist the public during this consultation, the Council is sending a
newsletter to all households in the District. This will explain the
criteria for testing the soundness of the Draft Submission Plan and will
also explain how the key policies were drawn up in accordance with
national planning policy requirements.

There will also be two public drop-in events to assist with the
consultation process:

*Wednesday 6 July from 2pm to 6.30pm at Moreton Area Centre*, High
Street, Moreton-in-Marsh

*Thursday 7July from 2pm to 6.30pm at the Committee Rooms, Council
Offices*, Trinity Road, Cirencester

*The Submission Draft Local Plan will be made available for viewing on
the Council’’s website from Monday 27 June 2016* at
http://consult.cotswold.gov.uk.   Commencing on that same date, hard
copies will also be made available to view at our Council offices in
Cirencester and Moreton-in-Marsh, and at libraries across the District.
Any comments that people wish to make should be submitted online at
http://consult.cotswold.gov.uk <http://consult.cotswold.gov.uk> , or
emailed to localplan@cotswold.gov.uk <mailto:localplan@cotswold.gov.uk>
using the official form which is available at
www.cotswold.gov.uk/go/ForwardPlanning
<http://www.cotswold.gov.uk/go/ForwardPlanning>or on a hard copy form
which can be obtained from Council offices or libraries.

Please note there can be no flexibility in accepting any representations
received after the 8 August 2016 deadline, so we would advise people to
submit representations as early as possible and not leave it until the
last minute.

Cllr Nick Parsons, the Cotswold District Council Deputy Leader and
Cabinet Member for Forward Planning, comments:

“Councillors agreed on the text of the Draft Submission Local Plan when
we met in May, and it is now being made available to the public for this
formal round of consultation before it is sent to the government for
examination.  People should bear in mind that, when considering
technical studies and evidence that we have gathered over the last few
years – including many comments from the public at various stages of the
process – we have had to seek compromises between national requirements
and local feelings.  This means that some individuals and groups might
disagree in whole or in part with what is proposed, and they are
entitled to make their views known.   We aim to send the Draft
Submission Plan to the government during the autumn and we are hoping
that it will be examined in public by an independent inspector early in
2017.  Once adopted, the Local Plan will guide development across the
District up to 2031.”

ENDS

Bob McNally

Press and Media Liaison Officer,

Cotswold District Council

Tel: 01285 623120

Website: www.cotswold.gov.uk <http://www.cotswold.gov.uk/>

email: press@cotswold.gov.uk <mailto:press@cotswold.gov.uk>

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Scam Awareness Month – July 2016

Dear Colleagues

As July is National Scam Awareness Month, I would be grateful if you could include the attached press release in any publications you will be producing during that month so that we can get as wide a coverage as possible of this important issue.

Many thanks for your support

Sally Pickering

Chief Officer
Citizens Advice Stroud and Cotswold Districts
Telephone : 01453 758252 Ex 201
Stroud and District Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd