Recycling and Waste

Latest figures from Defra, show that Rochford DC recycling rates has seen the Council move down to 18th place in the league table for 2020/21. In previous years the Council has been in the top 10 in England, but has slipped in recent times falling 10 places from the previous […]

Last week our Lib Dem Group Leader Cllr James Newport, sought assurances from the Assistant Director that our refuse contractor had appropriate contingencies in place to deal with any fuel supply shortage. The Council was confident that the contractor had plans in place. This week the Council has issued the […]

Cllr James Newport has been busy trying to find out what can and will be done to resolve the complaints about the centre. More details in his blog post here.

There’s been inclimate weather so Rochford District Council says…. Cancellation of waste collections Due to severe weather, all waste collections have been suspended until further notice, we are assessing the roads on a daily basis and will keep you updated.  Next week: We will be aiming to collect next weeks refuse (purple […]

Announcement on Waste from the Council WASTE AND RECYCLING SERVICE CHANGES Due to staff shortages, there will be delays in the council’s compostable waste collection service and bin collections which may have been missed.The Council has made the decision to use available resources to focus on the critical elements of […]

Essex County Council have announced the reopening of 15 recycling centres across Essex and on that list is Rayleigh. We do have concerns with the reopening of the Castle Rd Centre with the pre Covid chaos congestion that is often experienced by users of the Centre. With an expectation of […]

We hear today that Rochford District Council will resume it’s bulky waste service sometime this week after suspending it due to COVID-19. We’ve also asked the Council about when Essex County Council will reopen the recycling centres. We’ve been told that it looks as though some of the larger recycling […]

We recently came across this piece published in ‘The Independent’ on how ‘Sweden’s recycling is so revolutionary, the country has run out of rubbish’ The UK has made strides in the proportion of waste recycled under an EU target of 50 per cent by 2020. This has underpinned hundreds of […]

Cllr Michael Hoy (Greens) has been asking some probing questions of the Council officers over where our rubbish ends up. He’s published the shocking revelations on his blog here. Cllr Michael Hoy has asked the council about what happens to all the careful recycling that residents carry out by separating […]

Complaints are often made on social media about Rayleigh Recycling Centre in Castle Road which is operated by Essex County Council. We’d urge residents to contact your Essex County Councillors (June Lumley – Rayleigh South / Malcolm Maddocks – Rayleigh North) to stress your concerns about the sites location. Clearly […]