Information on affordable housing. *** Your vote has not yet been counted ***. Enter your postcode and choose your address to find out when your next recycling / rubbish collection is and what colour bag it is. Outside normal office hours Delta Wellbeing provides an emergency service on 0300 333 2222. 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. Applications take up to 8 weeks to be processed. I would like to say thank you; your recycling is making a big difference in Carmarthenshire. This will commence a comprehensive education and enforcement process to assist residents to contribute fully to the recycling scheme. request a replacement badge online at Gov.uk. These changes come into effect the week beginning Monday 23 January 2023. Crews are delivering to all households in Carmarthenshire and are due to complete deliveries by the end of February. If you have a suggestion on how we can improve the website, please let us know. Please ensure that the applicants name and date of birth is written on the back of the photograph. Look up your collection day on this page to see if we collect from your property. See our black bag page for more advice. ?H[RgB ?k Tell us your name and email address so that we can give you an update on your feedback. If you have a suggestion on how we can improve the website, please let us know. The Blue Badge is not a licence to park anywhere. Your feedback is really important to us. This phone number is for emergencies and is available after 6pm and up until 8:30am on weekdays, and on Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays. You can collect the following from this outlet: Please fill in the "Tell us more" box so that we can improve this page. We have answered all the questions you have asked us about your blue bags. We provide a small kitchen caddy and a green food bin to place out for collection. Information on Council Tax Reduction. 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. It is important to note that glass recycling and black bags will be collected by separate vehicles and may be at different times during the collection day. Carmarthen. Blue bags, for dry recycling, will now be collected every week, alongside the green bin for food waste. Now that these changes have been agreed, we are looking into what types of bags/boxes we will ask you to put your recycling in. Black bags would remain on a three-weekly collection (up to three per household). Do not put batteries in black bags, as they are a potential fire risk. We are committed to ensuring that vulnerable adults are protected from abuse and neglect and we will take immediate action where necessary, to keep them safe from harm. We are pleased to inform you that the 2nd Deposit Revised Local Development Plan (LDP) has been published for consultation along with the following documents: The consultation will take place between 17th February and 14th April 2023. We will be making some further changes to household bin collections, making it easier for you to recycle more from home. Please refer to our missed collection webpage for more advice and how to report it. Please provide an e-mail address so that we can get back to you if we have any further questions. If you do not meet the automatic eligibility listed above for a Blue Badge, you still may be able to receive a Blue Badge by undergoing a further assessment which is explained in the Blue Badge Guidance Notes. We will collect your black bags, for your remaining household waste that cannot be recycled, every 3 weeks. This phone number is for emergencies and is available after 6pm and up until 8:30am on weekdays, and on Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays. Creating an account only takes a moment, we just need a few details to set this up for you. Tick this box to show your hygiene / nappy waste collection day / calendar. The recycling will go into the same blue bags as you are using now as well as the food waste bins. Specialist help, support and advice to help with the cost of living and other matters is available at each of our customer service Hwbs in Ammanford, Llanelli and Carmarthen. How do I apply for an organisational Badge? 6 0 obj General household rubbish - that is, rubbish that cannot be recycled or composted is collected in black bags. Any contamination or presentation of blue bags on the incorrect collection day will be uncollected, a sticker will be placed on the bag and a record of the infringement taken. From today, January 23, Carmarthenshire County Council is increasing recycling collections across the County. Outside normal office hours Delta Wellbeing provides an emergency service on 0300 333 2222. Affordable homes are for people who can get a mortgage but can't afford a home on the open market. If you run out before your delivery, check our outlets for whats available and where to collect. If you havent received your new box, or you receive a box that is damaged, please report it. Enter your postcode and choose your address to find out when your next recycling / rubbish collection is and what colour bag it is. From 23 January, blue bags, for dry recycling, will now be collected every week, alongside the green bin for your food waste. 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.. If youve provided us with your email address, we will be in touch as soon as possible with an update. 3.6K views, 19 likes, 0 loves, 44 comments, 14 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Cyngor Sir Gr - Carmarthenshire County Council: Remember you can put out as many blue bags as you like for. There are actions we can take to help reduce the risk of catching COVID-19, and other respiratory infections, such as flu, and passing . Glass collections will start on 23 January 2023. Outside normal office hours Delta Wellbeing provides an emergency service on 0300 333 2222. Representations can be made through clicking the following link: Never put glass in your blue bags as it is dangerous for our workers . 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. Please fill in the "Tell us more" box so that we can improve this page. You can put out as many blue bags as you like every week. You can collect the following from this outlet: Roll of blue bags Green bin Brown caddy Roll of food liners More from Recycling, Bins and Litter Feedback Ask a question Please fill in the "Tell us more" box so that we can improve this page. We will collect your black bags, for your remaining household waste that cannot be recycled, every 3 weeks. You can purchase 3, 6 or 12 month season tickets from our cashiers within our customer service centres. Tick this box to show your hygiene / nappy waste collection day / calendar. Blue/black bags will not be collected from wheelie bins for health and safety reasons. Wheeled bins are provided for this service, but you must subscribe first and there is a charge. 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. Can I apply for a child under 3 years of age? Please use the liners provided, bin replacements are available if yours gets lost or damaged. Please fill in the "Tell us more" box so that we can improve this page. Enter your postcode and choose your address to find out when your next recycling / rubbish collection is and what colour bag it is. A member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible. Tell us about your experience of using our website. Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with us. If you are elderly, infirm, or disabled and need assistance with your rubbish, call us on 01267 234567 to see if we can collect from your doorstep or other location. If you are on a low income and claim benefits or Universal Credit, your Council Tax bill could be reduced by up to 100%. A member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible. 24,158 - 27,442 a year. By collecting your blue bags more often, alongside the weekly food waste bin and by collecting even more items that can be recycled, such as glass, hygiene and nappy waste, youll have less non-recyclable waste to put out to be collected. 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; Tick this box to show your hygiene / nappy waste collection day / calendar. You can now sign up to receive either email or text message reminders for your recycling and black bag collections. If the application or request form you require is not available on this page, please visit the Contact us page. Your feedback is really important to us. Hwb advisers will be available every day, along with housing officers and employability advisers, to provide tailored packages of support to residents. Please remember to empty and rinse containers first. Worried about an adult/child. Bags are not provided, please only use standard size 60 litre bags. *** Your vote has not yet been counted ***. manner) the blue bags. Hwb advisers will be available every day, along with housing officers and employability advisers, to provide tailored packages of support to residents. Collected every 3 weeks on the same day as your black bags. Your feedback is really important to us. You should not let others use the badge on your behalf without yourself being present, even if they are making a trip on your behalf. Carmarthenshire County Council is now increasing recycling collections across the county. We deliver to all households from October - March. Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with us. You may be transferred to an Independent Advisory Service for further assessment, where you will be required to provide additional information. It provides a range of services including education, planning, transport, social services and public safety. Uniforms, bags, personal protective equipment (PPE), and mobile phones are provided to all our Home/Integrated Support carers to access their rosters and. We will also start our glass collection service on this date and this will be collected from your home on the same day as your black bin bag, every 3 weeks. You will need to supply a recent passport style photograph. For empty glass bottles and jars. 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. *** Your vote has not yet been counted ***. If your Blue Badge has expired or is no longer required, you should return the badge to: The Blue Badge TeamDepartment for Communities Carmarthenshire County Council3 Spilman StreetCarmarthenSA31 1LE. Click here to read FAQs on the changes to our recycling and waste collections. If you would like to buy a home but are struggling to find something you can afford, we may be able to help. We provide a separate free collection for nappy waste, follow the link below to find out more and how to apply. The Council has delivered a black box to homes that are on the glass bottles and jars collection service along with an annual supply of blue bags and food waste liners. These are delivered between October - March. Why do you want residents to sort their recycling at home? You can now recycle your waste at our new facility located at Nantycaws Carmarthen. Food waste is collected weekly. A member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible. 6. You can also take black bags to a recycling centre, but you must separate any recyclable items first, or you will be asked to separate them on site. For further help, support and information visit our Cost of Living Advice page. Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire Archives. Remember to wash and squash - filling every bag to the brim could save you a trip to collect an extra roll. If you have hygiene waste, or children's nappies, these are collected in a purple bag. Outside normal office hours Delta Wellbeing provides an emergency service on 0300 333 2222. A member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible. We also have a brand-new email and text messaging service where you can sign up and receive your waste collection reminder the night before your collection. The council will collect your black bags, for your remaining household waste that cannot be recycled, every three weeks. Residents can either phone Carmarthenshire Direct on 01267 234567 or request more bags online at www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk The decision has been made as not only will it save the council money by not making a blanket delivery across the county, but some residents have stockpiles of blue bags that are not being used. ?`][3?PjjxY ? CAC/PL/27-30. We will continue to update this section based on your feedback and questions. You may put out up to 3 black bags every 3 weeks. If you run out or have just moved in, you can collect a roll from one of our customers service hubs or one of our private outlets follow the link to find one and what you can pick up there. Apply for Council Tax reduction You may put out up to 3 black bags every 3 weeks. 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. For further information about the changes to waste and recycling collection or if you wish to sign up for our free hygiene and nappy waste collections, please visit the Councils website. Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships, Supplier Information - Ordering and Payments. Report a missing information pack or a damaged/missing recycling container. We now supply food liners to make it easier for you to recycle all of your food waste. A Welsh local authority is to impose a restriction on the number of bags of residual waste that residents can present for collection, in a bid to meet Welsh Government recycling targets. 2004-2010: executive and committee minutes. If your household does not receive a glass collection yet, you can recycle your glass at a local recycling bank. More. If youve provided us with your email address, we will be in touch as soon as possible with an update. If youve provided us with your email address, we will be in touch as soon as possible with an update. There are also tips on how to reduce your waste further. If you have incontinence pads or colostomy/stoma bags - we have a separate, free hygiene waste collection for this waste. Collections are fortnightly between March and November. Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships, Supplier Information - Ordering and Payments. *** Your vote has not yet been counted ***. Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with us. %PDF-1.7 A member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible. All recycling bags with the wrong items in will be marked with a sticker and left behind for you to resort. Tell us your name and email address so that we can give you an update on your feedback. Blue bags, for dry recycling, will now be collected every week, alongside the green bin for your food waste. for 25 from your usual collection point. Your feedback is really important to us. Your recycling is making a BIG difference in Carmarthenshire. On average, almost half of the contents put in black bags are recyclable, so there is still a lot more we can do to reduce our waste. There are other more environmentally friendly ways to compost it though: Any waste pet food can go in your food caddy. We deliver three rolls of blue bags and food liners annually to all households. 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. Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with us. If you have a suggestion on how we can improve the website, please let us know. *** Your vote has not yet been counted ***. Prices can be found under each car park. Collected weekly from all households, no limit to how many you put out. *** Your vote has not yet been counted ***. 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. Receive a guaranteed payment under tariffs 1-8 of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) and have been certified as having a permanent and substantial disability which causes inability to walk or very considerable difficulty in walking. Please remember to place your waste out for collection before 6am on your collection days. These changes come into effect the week beginning Monday January 23 2023. Before you begin. Alongside the new black boxes for glass recycling, the Council will also deliver to residents a year's supply of blue bags and food waste liners for brown kitchen caddies. Significant changes to recycling and black bag collections in Carmarthenshire have come into effect this week. Hwb advisers will be available every day, along with housing officers and employability advisers, to provide tailored packages of support to residents. We do not give extra allowances for this type of waste in black bags. It is collected every 3 weeks on the same day as your black bags. If you need to get rid of large items such as beds, carpets, fridges, freezers and wardrobes etc. We deliver three rolls of blue bags and food liners annually to all households. We are planning to make some changes to household bin collections over the next three years. They should also print their name and occupation alongside this information. 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. Use to recycle: Metal cans and tins, aerosols, and foil Tell us about your experience of using our website. To prove your address you will need to give permission for the Local Authority to check the Council Tax database,Electoral Registerand school Register (under 16). Waste collections may be affected by many things which include access issues, resource issues and adverse weather. If youve provided us with your email address, we will be in touch as soon as possible with an update. 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