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City Council running ‘amnesty’ campaign for potentially dangerous coin and button batteries
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is encouraging residents to check their electrical items and make sure coin and button batteries are disposed of safely.
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‘Hit’ team to target Bentilee and Ubberley
Residents and businesses will be encouraged to join a clear up in Bentilee and Ubberley to make the area look nicer.
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Beware of unregistered waste removal firms: Avoid a fine and use the council’s bulky waste collection service
Stoke-on-Trent residents have been warned to avoid using unlicensed waste removal businesses to dispose of their rubbish and unwanted bulky items after the council reported an increase in fly tipping.
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New litter bin programme rolled out across city centre
Residents will see new litter bins popping up across the city centre as part of the ongoing campaign to curb littering in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Reminder of seasonal brown bin collections
Residents across Stoke-on-Trent are reminded that they can still sign up to continue with their brown bin collections through the winter as part of a new service offered by the city council.
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Christmas Waste and Recycling
Bin men in Stoke-on-Trent can look forward to a well-earned break this Christmas – after the city council announced its revised bin collection dates for the festive period, while staff at the Household Waste Recycling Centres (tips) will be stepping in to support them by extending their opening hours.
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End of seasonal brown bin collections for 2021
Gardeners across Stoke-on-Trent are reminded that their seasonal brown bin collections will stop at the end of the month, but residents will have the option to extend their brown bin collections in a new scheme.
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Brown bin garden waste collections continue to be temporarily suspended
Residents are being asked for their continued support and understanding as brown bin garden waste collections will be temporarily suspended next week.
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Grab your gloves and litter pickers for the great British spring clean
Residents across Stoke-on-Trent are being invited to grab a pair of gloves and a litter picker this spring and join in with the country’s biggest mass-action environmental campaign.
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Year-round brown bin collections for green fingered residents
Gardeners across Stoke-on-Trent will have the option to extend their brown bin collections in a new scheme being offered by the city council.
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Christmas Waste and Recycling
Bin men in Stoke-on-Trent can look forward to a well-earned break this year – as the city council has announced its revised bin collection dates for the Christmas period.
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Residents reminded 'Together - We Recycle' this Recycle Week
From dirty nappies to food waste being found in blue recycling bins residents are reminded recycling correctly is vital to protecting our city’s environment.
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Fly-tipping ‘menace’ will not be tolerated, as tipping rises after coronavirus restrictions ease
Fly-tippers are being warned: if you blight our city, you will be prosecuted – after an increase in reported tipping since coronavirus restrictions have started to ease.
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Tip visits top 2,000, and service to help people into education and jobs supports 200 since coronavirus outbreak
Visitors to the city’s two tips have topped 2,000, in the first five days since opening under restricted conditions.
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Restricted opening of tip site attracts 230 vehicles in first day
Households are continuing to be advised to only go to city tip sites if it is essential, and to expect long waits.
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Brown bin collections to resume, as bulky waste collections start and tips set for restricted opening
Brown bin garden waste collections are set to restart in Stoke-on-Trent from Monday (18 May), as bulky waste collections are resuming and two tip sites are ready to reopen with restricted access.
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Tips to reopen with restrictions and bulky waste collections to restart, as part of managed reintroduction of services
Household waste and recycling centres in the city will reopen from next Thursday (14 May), with restrictions in place as part of a controlled reintroduction of services in response to coronavirus
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Pothole repairs tripled and volume of garden waste collected doubled during lockdown
Council crews have repaired almost 1,900 potholes in city streets since coronavirus lockdown measures came into force 42 days ago.
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Council crews to clear brown bin collection backlog, to support households through the coronavirus outbreak
Council crews are to empty brown bins from next week, to clear a backlog of garden waste collections as part of a controlled and managed response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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