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New recycling truck for North Somerset

New collection day for most people

Recycling and waste collection days will change for most households across North Somerset from Monday 9 June

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Three-weekly black bin collections

Black bin collections of non-recyclable rubbish will switch from fortnightly to three-weekly for most households from Monday 9 June

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Recycling plastic bags and soft plastic wrapping

Plastic bags and soft plastic wrapping will be collected from the kerbside from Monday 9 June

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Recycle everything you can

Do you know how to separate the huge range of materials you can recycle at home?

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Why are collections changing?

Costs for collecting and treating waste will fall significantly when the changes come in, along with savings of more than £1m a year to help fund vital local services

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Give it a go!

Several other councils have already successfully made the switch to three-weekly non-recyclable waste collections, including Somerset, East Devon and Mid Devon

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