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Illegal dumping site closed as part of canalside housing regeneration plan
An unoccupied street in Shelton is being closed from next month following years of ongoing issues with anti-social behaviour and illegal dumping.
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Your City Needs You
The Centenary Big Clean in the Community is back for a third year running.
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City council set to appoint new contractor for waste-to-energy services
The cabinet has been asked to give officers the green light to enter a contract and project agreement for disposal of waste at the site.
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‘Love Your Street’ campaign launched to crackdown on illegal dumping
The campaign will focus on six streets across six areas of the city.
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Big Spring Clean kicks-off following successful illegal dumping campaign.
Next week, (Monday 15 April and Sunday 21 April) The Big Spring Clean in the Community takes place with activities all over Stoke-on-Trent for people to get involved with.
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Changes to brown bin collections
Residents will now be asked if they wish to opt-in to brown bin collections with effect from April 2024, and pay £40 per annum/per bin for the service.
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Fines for illegal dumping increased as two residents receive criminal records for refusing to pay
In line with the Government announcement in July 2023, Stoke-on-Trent City Council is one of the first Councils to increase its charges for environmental crime fixed penalty notices.
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CCTV success for illegal dumping hotspot
Following a mammoth clean-up operation of a known illegal dumping hot-spot Stoke-on-Trent City Council is reinforcing the ‘find and fine you’ zero-tolerance messaging.
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The city council’s strong stance on perpetrators remains as illegal dumping crackdown continues
A mammoth amount of illegal dumping on land in Stoke-on-Trent is cleared, with hundreds of gas cannisters uncovered.
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Winter garden waste collections for 2023/24
Collections will start from Wednesday 1 November and will run until Friday 29 March 2024 for just £15 per bin.
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100-day illegal dumping clampdown reached, as communities praised for their clean-ups
More than 20 businesses, as well as community groups and residents young and old have held clean-up events in their local areas over the past two weeks.
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council to mark World Clean Up Day as #LoveSOT campaign continues
Over the past 100 days teams across Stoke-on-Trent City Council have been tackling illegal dumping in towns across the city and taking a zero-tolerance approach.
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Colossal milestone reached in illegal dumping crackdown
A crackdown on illegal dumping across Stoke-on-Trent has seen a 100-day target to clear 1,000 cases smashed in less than half the time.
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council awarded funding to tackle the sticky issue of chewing gum on Hanley City Centre streets
A grant from the Chewing Gum Task Force, administered by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, will help Stoke-on-Trent City Council clean up gum and reduce gum littering.
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City Council crackdown on residents dumping bagged waste
Any bagged side waste must only be presented alongside bins no earlier than 7pm on the evening before your collection and no later than 6am on the day of your collection.
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City Council to target neglectful landlords as part of illegal dumping crackdown
The action comes after neglectful landlords continue to blight the city.
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Extra £260,000 investment to tackle illegal dumping in 100 days
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has pledged to clear a thousand grot spots across the city in the next 100 days.
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New community-focused fund for greenspaces launched
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has today (June 12) proudly announced a new initiative community scheme, the ‘Big Green Fund’.
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council taking a firm stance on fly-tipping
‘Stoke-on-Trent is a no-go zone for fly-tipping’.
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City council supports multi-agency ‘week of action’ across town centres in Stoke-on-Trent.
Teams from Stoke-on-Trent City Council joined Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue for a week-long, multi-agency ‘week of action’ across town centres in Stoke-on-Trent last week.
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Residents invited to have their say on Household Waste Recycling Centre opening times
Residents in Stoke-on-Trent are being urged to have their say on the opening times of the city’s two Household Waste Recycling Centres.
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Refuse collections revised to give Stoke-on-Trent City Council bin men a Christmas break.
Residents will receive normal collections up to and including Friday 23 December. Collections will not start again until Monday 2 January 2023.
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Environmentally-friendly paint recycling scheme celebrates 21 years of brightening homes
Environmentally-friendly paint recycling scheme celebrates 21 years of brightening homes
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Zero tolerance on fly-tipping masked as bonfire sites
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is taking a no-nonsense approach to tackling fly-tipping, especially as we get closer to the festivities of bonfire night and is issuing a stern warning to residents.
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council pleads with residents to stop fly-tipping
Fly-tipping is illegal. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has issued over 77 fixed penalty notices for the crime in August, alone. Now we are pleading with residents to stop the crime.
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Stoke-on-Trent Allotment holder grows record-breaking leek
A Stoke-on-Trent allotment holder has entered the Guinness Book of Records after growing a 1432mm long leek – now officially the world’s longest.
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City Council take firm stance on rodent infested properties
In January of 2022, Stoke-on-Trent City Council visited a property in Burslem after receiving multiple reports of waste left on the land.
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Residents out in force to support our key workers
Stoke-on-Trent City Council refuse collectors have been overwhelmed with support during this week’s heat wave.
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Welfare of refuse collectors
Stoke-on-Trent City Council have together agreed a change to bin collections to support working conditions for refuse collectors during upcoming very hot weather.
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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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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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