Black bags, for the remaining household waste that cannot be recycled, will be collected every three weeks. If youve provided us with your email address, we will be in touch as soon as possible with an update. Cabinet Member for Transport, Waste and Infrastructure Services, Cllr. If you are unable to walk or have considerable difficulty walking and have a temporary but substantial disability which is likely to last for the next 12 months you may apply for a Blue Badge. You can make an appointment to take your original documents with you to the Customer Services Centre and they will be able to take copies and verify the documents as necessary. If you are putting pet faeces in your black bag, please make sure it is double wrapped and mixed with other waste. Blue Badge scheme Brown caddy / green food bin The quickest way to pick up a new bin is to visit one of our customers service hubs. A member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible. Information on affordable housing. *** Your vote has not yet been counted ***. I would like to say thank you; your recycling is making a big difference in Carmarthenshire. Food waste will continue to be collected weekly. Please refer to our missed collection webpage for more advice and how to report it. Waste collections may be affected by many things which include access issues, resource issues and adverse weather. From 23 January, blue bags, for dry recycling, will now be collected every week, alongside the green bin for your food waste. For further help, support and information visit our Cost of Living Advice page. Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships, Supplier Information - Ordering and Payments. Blue bag recycling will be collected every week instead of the current two, with a new kerbside glass collection service to be launched on a three-weekly basis. Crews are delivering to all households in Carmarthenshire and are due to complete deliveries by the end of February. If youve provided us with your email address, we will be in touch as soon as possible with an update. Please note this will be during office hours, Monday Friday 08:30 18:00. Please note this will be during office hours, Monday Friday 08:30 18:00. Food Waste ?`][3?PjjxY ? Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire Archives. All calls will be investigated. A member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible. A member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible. There is no charge for the Blue Badge for persons permanently resident in Wales. The Blue Badge allows the vehicle in which the badge holder travels to park in designated areas. Tell us your name and email address so that we can give you an update on your feedback. Find answers to questions about your recycling, garden waste collections, recycling centre permits and more Take a look at our A-Z of recycling for a full list of what you can recycle and where. Allows passengers or drivers to park in designated areas. Tell us about your experience of using our website. I would like to thank our Waste and Recycling Team for their hard work and commitment in improving the Councils recycling capability and to the public for continuing to do the right thing and for doing your bit for the environment, by sorting your waste and recycling what you can.. CAC/PL/27-30. Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the Carmarthenshire County Council digital collection. Carmarthenshire County Council is also introducing a new collection service for glass bottles and jars, which will be collected every 3 weeks. Do not put batteries in black bags, as they are a potential fire risk. Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with us. Run a Business? Enter your postcode below to check if your home receives a collection. Applications take up to 8 weeks to be processed. We deliver blue bags and food caddy liners annually to all households, usually between October March. For further help, support and information visit our Cost of Living Advice page. It rises from sea level along the Bristol Channel to an elevation of more than 2,000 feet (600 metres) at Black Mountain in the east. Providing you are recycling everything you can, if you have more than 3 black bags because of ash waste, you can apply for exemption stickers to put on your additional bags. Remember to wash and squash - filling every bag to the brim could save you a trip to collect an extra roll. Report a missing information pack or a damaged/missing recycling container. Apply online with Transport for Wales. Outside normal office hours Delta Wellbeing provides an emergency service on 0300 333 2222. You will also be able to download your collection calendar. That adds up to a possible 19 collections every three weeks. You will be able to put your blue bags out for collection every week so you will be able to get rid of your recycling waste more frequently, which in most cases is the bulk of waste generated from the home. Visitors to the Hwbs can also access information on the services available to support them as the cost of living increases. If you have a suggestion on how we can improve the website, please let us know. The photograph must have a strong definition between face and background and must be: If you are unable to provide a recent colour passport style photograph, you may make an appointment at one of our Hwb Customer Service Centres, where a photograph can be taken of you, at present there is no charge. If you drive a vehicle regularly and have an impairment in both arms, and unable to operate, or have considerable difficult in operating, all or some types of parking equipment. You may be transferred to an Independent Advisory Service for further assessment, where you will be required to provide additional information. Why are you making changes in 2023 and again in 2024? If your record does not exist on these systems please contact the Blue Badge Team for guidance and they will advise you on what evidence they will accept under these circumstances. By making these changes, we are also able to increase the range of materials we collect and could introduce the collection of textiles, small electricals and batteries. Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with us. We are asking residents to adopt the self-sort method, using separate containers and sacks for different materials. for 25 from your usual collection point. Collected weekly with blue bags from all households, for all raw and cooked food. General household rubbish that is, rubbish that cannot be recycled or composted is collected in black bags. We are preparing the Carmarthenshire Well-being Plan for 2023-2028. Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with us. Tick this box to show your hygiene / nappy waste collection day / calendar. We collect your black bags and your glass bottles and jars in separate vehicles, at different times between 6am and 2pm on your collection day. If a badge has been damaged to an extent it cannot be read by people who will be checking the badge when used for parking or other concessions, you will need to return the damaged Blue Badge to any of the Hwb Customer Service Centres or post to: The Blue Badge Team, Department for Communities, Carmarthenshire County Council, 3 Spilman Street, Carmarthen, SA31 1LE. Tick this box to show your garden waste collection day / calendar. From 23 January, blue bags, for dry recycling, will now be collected every week, alongside the green bin for your food waste. It is collected every 3 weeks on the same day as your black bags. <>/ExtGState<>>>/Group <>/StructParents 0/Tabs /S>> Tick this box to show your garden waste collection day / calendar. You can collect the following from this outlet: Please fill in the "Tell us more" box so that we can improve this page. You can dispose of your old large electrical items at one of the countys recycling centres or smaller items at a local recycling bank. 400 FPN issued to a Carway male for depositing black refuse bags, blue recycling bags and paint pots at the site on several different occasions; Integrated Sustainability Appraisal (ISA) incorporating the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). This section provides further information about the changes were making to the services we provide to you. You can apply whether you own your home, pay rent, are unemployed or working. These are not provided by the Council, so you need to purchase your own. Wed like to carry out these changes as quickly as possible, but to provide the most environmentally friendly, efficient and cost-effective service possible, other changes will take longer to put in place. Your feedback is really important to us. These are delivered between October - March. Tick this box to show your garden waste collection day / calendar. Blue bags - Recycling Green bin - food waste recycling Collected weekly with blue bags from all households, for all raw and cooked food. 2 x nappies and 2 x hygiene (if required). Tell us your name and email address so that we can give you an update on your feedback. Please fill in the "Tell us more" box so that we can improve this page. A member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible. Alternatively you can order one online. Use to recycle: Metal cans and tins, aerosols, and foil The Council has delivered a black box to homes across the county to hold glass bottles and jars for collection. Keep all your recyclables dry and clean. Why not change everything at the same time? If you have more blue bags than you need, please give them to family or friends that might need a further supply, or return them to one of our Hwb centres at Llanelli, Ammanford or Carmarthen. Tell us about your experience of using our website. Find answers to questions about your recycling, garden waste collections, recycling centre permits and more You can now sign up to receive either email or text message reminders for your recycling and black bag collections. Housing and local services Local councils and services Find out your rubbish collection day We've matched the postcode to Carmarthenshire County Council . When completing any e-forms in the future, simply log in and your personal details will already be completed for you.. If you have a suggestion on how we can improve the website, please let us know. Collections are fortnightly between March and November. If your badge is due to expire in less than 3 months, you need to reapply instead. In 2024, we will introduce: Separate weekly collections of glass, paper, cardboard, cans and plastic, textiles and batteries and small household appliances. Enter your postcode and choose your address to find out when your next recycling / rubbish collection is and what colour bag it is. This latest step in increasing our capacity to recycle and reducing what we waste is a collective effort between our Waste and Recycling Team and you, the people of Carmarthenshire. 2 x garden waste (if subscribed), 3 x hygiene/nappy (if required). Please dont report any missed collections until after 2pm and check our website for information about any disruptions to our collection services. Apply for affordable housing Or you can hand them in to one of the Hwb Customer Service Centres. find out about ways to compost and how to buy a bin. We do not give extra allowances for this type of waste in black bags. Carmarthenshire County Council is making changes to its recycling and black bag collections, making it easier for you, our residents, to recycle more from home. Collected every 3 weeks, up to 3 bags per collection. There are other more environmentally friendly ways to compost it though: Any waste pet food can go in your food caddy. Carmarthenshire County Council is now increasing recycling collections across the county. A member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible. Uniforms, bags, personal protective equipment (PPE), and mobile phones are provided to all our Home/Integrated Support carers to access their rosters and. We collect your black bags and your glass bottles and jars in separate vehicles, at different times between 6am and 2pm on your collection day. A fee is not currently charged for badges issued as replacements (not renewals) in the case where a badge has been lost, stolen or damaged. Please provide an e-mail address so that we can get back to you if we have any further questions. We have answered all the questions you have asked us about your blue bags. Applications take up to 8 weeks to be processed. Only put up to 3 bags out and use standard size black bags only, not wheeled bin liners. Your Blue Badge does not renew automatically. Outside normal office hours Delta Wellbeing provides an emergency service on 0300 333 2222. We now supply food liners to make it easier for you to recycle all of your food waste. Although placing all of your recycling into one bag is more convenient, this way of collecting recycling will not be possible in the future as we seek to produce higher grade recycling materials. If your bags have been left behind, check our missed collection page for advice and how to report it to us. If you would like to buy a home but are struggling to find something you can afford, we may be able to help. Significant changes to recycling and black bag collections in Carmarthenshire have come into effect this week. The reason why we will now be collecting black bags every three weeks is because, on average, almost half of the contents put in black bags are recyclable, therefore there is still a lot more that we can do to reduce our waste. Each badge has an expiry date, we recommend that you renew your Blue Badge approximately 8 weeks before the expiry date printed on the badge. The Blue Badge is not a licence to park anywhere. Tick this box to show your hygiene / nappy waste collection day / calendar. The Blue Badge (Disabled Parking) Scheme provides a national arrangement of parking concessions for those people who have a permanent or substantial disability to allow them to park close to their destination, when travelling independently as either a driver or passenger. 24,158 - 27,442 a year. 2004-2010: executive and committee minutes. 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