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]]> https://www.southhams.com/ https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/south-hams-waste-service-rollout-declared-a-success <![CDATA[South Hams waste service rollout "declared a success"]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/south-hams-waste-service-rollout-declared-a-success Three months after big changes to waste and recycling collections in the South Hams were rolled out, the service has been declared a success. On 20 November,... ]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:03:25 +0000 4432 2024-03-12 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/03/d8/55/south-hams-waste-service-rollout-declared-a-success-80-1710256040.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-release-christmas-waste-collection-timetable <![CDATA[SHDC release Christmas waste collection timetable]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-release-christmas-waste-collection-timetable South Hams District Council has released the timetable for their Christmas and New Year waste collections. South Hams District Council has released their waste and recycling... ]]> Thu, 14 Dec 2023 20:29:15 +0000 4201 2023-12-14 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/43/7a/b6/shdc-release-christmas-waste-collection-timetable-67-1702585764.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/changes-are-coming-to-the-recycling-and-food-waste-collection-service-in-the-south-hams <![CDATA[Changes are coming to the recycling and food waste collection service in the South Hams]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/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 from 20 November – with residents set to start receiving letters this week, explaining... ]]> Tue, 07 Nov 2023 12:33:01 +0000 4118 2023-11-07 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/39/12/7f/changes-are-coming-to-the-recycling-and-food-waste-collection-service-in-the-south-hams-40-1699361072.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/new-recycling-containers-to-be-delivered-to-8-000-south-hams-homes <![CDATA[New recycling containers to be delivered to 8,000 South Hams homes]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/new-recycling-containers-to-be-delivered-to-8-000-south-hams-homes 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... ]]> Mon, 25 Sep 2023 20:53:35 +0000 4043 2023-09-25 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/80/e9/67/new-recycling-containers-to-be-delivered-to-8-000-south-hams-homes-81-1695675287.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-says-waste-service-has-seen-significant-improvements-since-it-was-taken-in-house <![CDATA[SHDC says waste service has seen "significant improvements" since it was taken in house]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-says-waste-service-has-seen-significant-improvements-since-it-was-taken-in-house The waste and recycling service in the South Hams has "seen significant improvements in performance since the service successfully came back in-house". The waste and recycling service... ]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2022 11:10:17 +0000 3346 2022-12-12 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/43/fe/ca/shdc-says-waste-service-has-seen-significant-improvements-since-it-was-taken-in-house-85-1670843552.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-moves-closer-to-ending-brown-bin-collections <![CDATA[SHDC moves closer to ending brown bin collections ]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-moves-closer-to-ending-brown-bin-collections 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... ]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:20:43 +0000 3173 2022-09-21 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/ea/ab/19/shdc-moves-closer-to-ending-brown-bin-collections-10-1663771988.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/breaking-shdc-has-ended-the-waste-contract-with-fcc-environment <![CDATA[BREAKING: SHDC has ended the waste contract with FCC Environment ]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/breaking-shdc-has-ended-the-waste-contract-with-fcc-environment South Hams District Council has said it will end the contract with FCC Environment after a litany of problems. South Hams District Council released a statement... ]]> Tue, 12 Jul 2022 11:25:22 +0000 3028 2022-07-12 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/86/48/29/breaking-shdc-has-ended-the-waste-contract-with-fcc-environment-42-1657621642.jpeg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/reminder-south-hams-district-council-s-festive-season-waste-and-recycling-dates <![CDATA[Reminder: South Hams District Council's festive season waste and recycling dates]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/reminder-south-hams-district-council-s-festive-season-waste-and-recycling-dates 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. ... ]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2021 22:04:35 +0000 2597 2021-12-30 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/4e/29/40/reminder-south-hams-district-council-s-festive-season-waste-and-recycling-dates-4-1640901885.png https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/garden-waste-collection-suspended-until-at-least-the-middle-of-october <![CDATA[Garden waste collection suspended until at least the middle of October]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/garden-waste-collection-suspended-until-at-least-the-middle-of-october 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... ]]> Mon, 20 Sep 2021 15:52:20 +0000 2385 2021-09-20 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/06/24/bd/garden-waste-collection-suspended-until-at-least-the-middle-of-october-3-1632149708.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/suspension-of-shdc-s-garden-waste-collection-will-be-extended-at-executive-meeting <![CDATA[Suspension of SHDC's garden waste collection will be extended at Executive meeting]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/suspension-of-shdc-s-garden-waste-collection-will-be-extended-at-executive-meeting 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... ]]> Wed, 08 Sep 2021 23:09:51 +0000 2356 2021-09-08 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/b4/f0/93/suspension-of-shdc-s-garden-waste-collection-will-be-extended-at-executive-meeting-91-1631139019.jpeg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/council-leader-says-it-is-crucial-to-separate-the-issues-with-fcc-environment-from-the-national-shortage-of-lgv-and-hgv-drivers <![CDATA[Council leader says it is "crucial" to separate the issues with FCC Environment from the national shortage of LGV and HGV drivers]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/council-leader-says-it-is-crucial-to-separate-the-issues-with-fcc-environment-from-the-national-shortage-of-lgv-and-hgv-drivers 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... ]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:41:58 +0000 2322 2021-08-25 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/1b/13/b7/council-leader-says-it-is-crucial-to-separate-the-issues-with-fcc-environment-from-the-national-shortage-of-lgv-and-hgv-drivers-65-1629903129.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-opposition-group-calls-for-termination-of-recycling-contract <![CDATA[SHDC opposition group calls for termination of recycling contract ]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-opposition-group-calls-for-termination-of-recycling-contract 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. ... ]]> Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:07:59 +0000 2320 2021-08-23 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/5f/e7/c8/shdc-opposition-group-calls-for-termination-of-recycling-contract-74-1629749478.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/councillor-says-fcc-environment-should-step-aside-from-waste-contract <![CDATA[Councillor says FCC Environment should "step aside" from waste contract ]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/councillor-says-fcc-environment-should-step-aside-from-waste-contract 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... ]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:07:02 +0000 2307 2021-08-18 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/b2/63/92/shdc-has-moved-to-separate-two-reasons-for-recycling-issues-currently-plaguing-the-council-42-1629320934.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-suspends-garden-waste-collections-for-at-least-four-weeks <![CDATA[SHDC suspends garden waste collections for at least four weeks ]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-suspends-garden-waste-collections-for-at-least-four-weeks South Hams District Council's recycling and waste contractor, FCC Environment, has asked the council to suspend all garden waste collections from today. The council has "reluctantly agreed... ]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2021 21:41:31 +0000 2302 2021-08-16 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/1a/20/2b/shdc-suspends-garden-waste-collections-for-at-least-four-weeks-48-1629146501.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/driver-shortages-still-causing-issues-with-waste-collections <![CDATA[Driver shortages still causing issues with waste collections]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/driver-shortages-still-causing-issues-with-waste-collections South Hams District Council is "experiencing disruption to some waste and recycling collection services due to driver shortages". In a statement, SHDC said: "We are experiencing disruption... ]]> Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:42:15 +0000 2292 2021-08-12 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/5e/13/2d/driver-shortages-still-causing-issues-with-waste-collections-16-1628793910.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/missed-recycling-collections-drops-by-75-but-64-households-still-being-missed-every-day <![CDATA[Missed recycling collections drop by 75% but 64 households still being missed every day]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/missed-recycling-collections-drops-by-75-but-64-households-still-being-missed-every-day 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. Following a... ]]> Thu, 08 Jul 2021 23:02:28 +0000 2213 2021-07-08 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/f3/f8/32/missed-recycling-collections-drops-by-75-but-64-households-still-being-missed-every-day-65-1625781761.jpg