Environment - Frequently Asked Questions
Questions:
- Can I have a bigger wheelie bin?
- Can I have a smaller wheelie bin?
- Can workplaces still have a 'smoking room'?
- Can you help with a school project on air pollution please?
- Do I need Building Regulations consent to replace my external doors and windows?
- Do you have any air quality data that I can use for research work or a planning application?
- Does all building work require Building Regulation Consent?
- Does Herefordshire have any hotspot areas of air pollution?
- During an emergency situation, how can I find out what's happening?
- How can I recycle textiles?
- How do I find out if the River Wye/Lugg/Arrow is likely to flood?
- How do I know that the ground is capable of disposing of the effluent from my proposed septic tank?
- How do I make a complaint about a high hedge?
- How do I make a submission for Building Regulation consent?
- How will smokefree happen?
- How will the new recycling collection work?
- I don't want to fit smoke detectors in my new house because they may activate when there is no fire. Must I?
- I have fly tipped waste on my land. What can be done and who is going to clear up the mess?
- I have to report a fly tipping incident. Should I refer it to the local council or to the Environment Agency?
- I live in a block of flats, will I get this recycling scheme?
- I run my own business and want to know where I can find information on recovery plans so that I can prepare myself and my business in order to minimise the effects of a major disruption or disaster
- If it's a small business and everyone smokes will that be OK?
- I'm a smoker, how will smokefree affect me?
- Is smokefree really what people want?
- Is smokefree workable?
- Is traffic the cause of poor air quality?
- My property isn’t suitable for a wheelie bin, how will I recycle?
- The Government recently sent out some emergency brochures and I didn't get one. How do I get one?
- What are the benefits of smokefree?
- What are the benefits of using wheeled bins?
- What are the penalties for non-compliance with the smokefree legislation?
- What can we expect from the Council to help improve air quality?
- What does the Emergency Planning Unit do?
- What happens if my bin is stolen?
- What if I have difficulty moving a wheelie bin?
- What is air pollution?
- What roads are flooded?
- What should I do if I suffer from asthma?
- What size is the recycling bin?
- What sort of air pollution do we get in Herefordshire?
- What will happen to my recycling?
- What will happen to the recycling banks at supermarkets and other sites?
- When is the new recycling scheme going to happen?
- When will smokefree become law?
- Where and how long have we been monitoring air pollution?
- Where can I get sandbags from?
- Which places will be smokefree?
- Who will enforce the smokefree law?
- Who will smokefree affect?
- Why is smokefree happening?
- Why is the existing recycling scheme being changed?
- Will the bin be chipped?
- Won’t wheeled bins smell if left uncollected for 2 weeks?
Last Updated: 01 December 04,
Review Date: 20 September 2005