Fly tipping is the illegal deposit of any waste on to land that does not have a licence to accept it, unlike an official rubbish tip.
This also includes leaving items that are not classed as household waste out for bin collection. If you are having a spring clean or disposing of large items, please ensure these are taken to the rubbish tip. Any items that are not classed as household waste, will not be taken away by bin collection and is classed as fly tipping.
Household waste is typically solid waste made up of bottles, cans, clothing, compost, disposables, food packaging, food scraps, newspapers and magazines.
Most bin stores have recycling bins, therefore if every home recycles as much as they can, this will then free up more space in the general bins for household waste that cannot be recycled.
If you are unsure what can and cannot be recycled, you can find tools on the RecycleNow website.
Both the Environment Agency and local authorities have powers to tackle fly-tipping. The Environment Agency investigated larger scale incidents, involving more than a lorry/tipper load of waste, hazardous waste and/or fly-tipping by organised gangs of waste criminals. These incidents have the potential to damage human health and the environment.
Local authorities are responsible for investigating and clearing up the smaller scale fly-tipping on public land.
Land owners are responsible for the clearance of fly-tipped waste on private land.
It is everyone's responsibility to help keep their neighbourhoods free from litter. If you see someone fly tipping, you can report this anonymously by calling us on 01225 715 715.
If your large items are unsuitable for reuse, your local council can collect these from outside of your property for a charge.
The charge is sometimes reduced if you receive means tested benefit, including housing benefit, council tax reduction and/or income support.
For more information, visit your local council's website:
If you can't find what you're looking for please contact us at info@selwoodhousing.com
Our customer conversation survey closes in two weeks. This is a quick, simple way to have your say and influence how Selwood Housing delivers services to you and your neighbourhood. Respondents also have the opportunity to be entered into a prize draw to win £50 or £100 shopping vouchers – there are twenty prizes to be won. Customer will have received an email on the 1st October with a link to our online survey. If you need it resending, you can contact makeadifference@selwoodhousing.com with your details. ecs.page.link/SN94T
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
We will be carrying out a technical upgrade to our main customer database this afternoon. If you call us between 2:30pm and 5:30pm, we will be able to take your call but will be limited in the information we can provide. If your query isn’t urgent, you may wish to delay your call to us until tomorrow, Tuesday 8 October.
You can also email us at info@selwoodhousing.com or visit: ecs.page.link/Tdk3R
Thank you for your understanding and we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Our Stronger Communities Fund is open for applications from community groups or projects that can evidence a benefit to our customers or a community initiative in one of our neighbourhoods. ecs.page.link/BFFto
📸:Trowbridge Service Users Group
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
