Herefordshire Council is launching an SMS text messaging service to ensure that people don’t forget to leave their recycling out for collection.
To link in with the new recycling collection which starts on Monday, November 2, the SMS service is available by texting hcrecycle to 80800*. People who register will then receive a text alert to remind them when their wheeled bins or plastic recycling sacks are being collected.
Councillor John Jarvis, Herefordshire Council’s cabinet member for the environment and strategic housing, said: “I am aware many people lead busy lives and can easily forget when their recycling is due to be collected.
“This service, which is already used by many other local authorities, means people will get a simple reminder about when they should put their recycling out for collection.
“This should help people to recycle more as well as preventing recycling from being left uncollected, with all of the associated problems that that can cause,” he added.
*If you would like to receive an SMS reminder the night before your recycling collections is due, please subscribe to this service by texting hcrecycle, your postcode and the first line of your address to 80800. Once you have subscribed you will receive texts at no cost. Your details will only be used to send information about our recycling services and will be held confidentially. The service will begin on November 2, 2009.