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Our reception and customer service lines, including live chat, will be closed for staff training on Thursday 9 April. Whilst we are closed, please WhatsApp us on 01543 308171 and we'll get back to you in the afternoon, or use our online single form. 

We know many residents will have seen national news coverage about new food waste collections being introduced across the country that will help increase the amount of we recycle and reduce waste.

We were on track to launch our food waste service in March, with caddies ready and staff trained – we were just awaiting the delivery of our new specialist food waste vehicles. Although we placed our vehicle order nearly a year ago, our supplier experienced exceptionally high demand due to councils nationwide introducing food waste collections at the same time. This impacted delivery times and has meant we have had to delay the launch of our new service.

Once our vehicle delivery is confirmed, we’ll begin rolling out caddies and information to households ahead of the service starting. We’re hoping to launch in summer 2026.

We’ll continue to keep residents updated and share more details as soon as we can, as we know lots of residents are looking forward to getting started. Keep up to date.

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  5. Tendering to provide goods and services to the council
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  9. Sponsorship opportunities
  10. You are here: Funding support
  11. Raise your profile at the Beacon Awards

Funding support

Whether you’re starting something new or scaling up your community impact, we might be able to help with funding support.

Find out about:

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  • community and business funding
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