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South Hams waste service rollout "declared a success"
South Hams waste service rollout "declared a success"
General News SA Sam Acourt March 12, 2024 1403

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Three months after big changes to waste and recycling collections in the South Hams were rolled out, the service has been declared a success.
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SHDC release Christmas waste collection timetable
SHDC release Christmas waste collection timetable
General News SA Sam Acourt December 14, 2023 3110

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South Hams District Council has released the timetable for their Christmas and New Year waste collections. 
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Changes are coming to the recycling and food waste collection service in the South Hams
Changes are coming to the recycling and food waste collection service in the South Hams
General News SA Sam Acourt November 07, 2023 2316

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Changes are coming to the recycling and food waste collection service in the South Hams from 20 November – with residents set to start receiving letters this week, explaining...
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New recycling containers to be delivered to 8,000 South Hams homes
New recycling containers to be delivered to 8,000 South Hams homes
General News SA Sam Acourt September 25, 2023 3427

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Around 8,000 homes in the South Hams are set to receive new recycling containers in the next five weeks, as South Hams District Council prepares to improve its recycling...
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SHDC says waste service has seen "significant improvements" since it was taken in house
SHDC says waste service has seen "significant improvements" since it was taken in house
General News SA Sam Acourt Updated January 04, 2023 1335

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The waste and recycling service in the South Hams has "seen significant improvements in performance since the service successfully came back in-house".
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SHDC moves closer to ending brown bin collections
SHDC moves closer to ending brown bin collections
General News SA Sam Acourt September 21, 2022 1981

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The Executive of South Hams District Council has agreed that residents wanting to have garden waste collections should be charged for the service from spring 2023, with the current...
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BREAKING: SHDC has ended the waste contract with FCC Environment
BREAKING: SHDC has ended the waste contract with FCC Environment
General News SA Sam Acourt July 12, 2022 2942

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South Hams District Council has said it will end the contract with FCC Environment after a litany of problems. 
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Reminder: South Hams District Council's festive season waste and recycling dates
Reminder: South Hams District Council's festive season waste and recycling dates
General News SA Sam Acourt December 30, 2021 2149

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South Hams District Council has reminded people of the current waste and recycling collection dates around the festive season and the flurry of bank holidays. 
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Garden waste collection suspended until at least the middle of October
Garden waste collection suspended until at least the middle of October
General News SA Sam Acourt September 20, 2021 1749

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South Hams District Council and its contractor FCC Environment have made the reluctant decision to keep the suspension of all garden waste collections in place and say "residents will...
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Suspension of SHDC's garden waste collection will be extended at Executive meeting
Suspension of SHDC's garden waste collection will be extended at Executive meeting
General News SA Sam Acourt Updated September 24, 2021 3168

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Residents can watch or listen into a meeting of South Hams Executive next week, where the council’s Executive and officers will be holding FCC Environment to account, as they...
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Council leader says it is "crucial" to separate the issues with FCC Environment from the national shortage of LGV and HGV drivers
Council leader says it is "crucial" to separate the issues with FCC Environment from the national shortage of LGV and HGV drivers
General News SA Sam Acourt August 25, 2021 1580

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The Leader of South Hams District Council's Executive, Cllr Judy Pearce, has said it is "crucial that we separate the issues that FCC Environment had with the roll out...
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SHDC opposition group calls for termination of recycling contract
SHDC opposition group calls for termination of recycling contract
General News SA Sam Acourt Updated August 25, 2021 1819

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The group of opposition councillors at South Hams District Council today released a statement saying that they plan to call for the cancellation of the current waste contract. ...
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SHDC has moved to separate two reasons for recycling issues currently plaguing the council
Councillor says FCC Environment should "step aside" from waste contract
General News SA Sam Acourt Updated August 18, 2021 1727

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South Hams District Councillor John Birch released a statement that said that FCC Environment "still fails to fulfil its contractual obligations" and it was time for the contractor to...
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SHDC suspends garden waste collections for at least four weeks
SHDC suspends garden waste collections for at least four weeks
General News SA Sam Acourt Updated August 16, 2021 1750

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South Hams District Council's recycling and waste contractor, FCC Environment, has asked the council to suspend all garden waste collections from today.
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Driver shortages still causing issues with waste collections
Driver shortages still causing issues with waste collections
General News SA Sam Acourt August 12, 2021 1655

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South Hams District Council is "experiencing disruption to some waste and recycling collection services due to driver shortages".
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Missed recycling collections drops by 75% but 64 households still being missed every day
Missed recycling collections drop by 75% but 64 households still being missed every day
General News SA Sam Acourt Updated July 09, 2021 1322

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The number of households reporting missed recycling collections has dropped 75 percent since the peak, but 64 a day are still not receiving a service.
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