The council's current rubbish and recycling collection contract is due to end in 2023.

Since the current service was introduced the government has announced a new national resource and waste strategy and we will have to make changes to collections to ensure these new requirements are met. Also, in 2019 the council declared a climate and ecological emergency and has an ambition to make changes for a more sustainable county.

In December 2020 – February 2021 we asked for your views on the future of rubbish and recycling collection services in the county.

You can read the outcome of the consultation in the documents below:

• Summary consultation outcome
• Full consultation outcome report

All of the feedback gathered during the consultation will now be considered along with other reports before councillors make a final decision on how rubbish and recycling collection services are provided in the future. This decision is expected to be taken in April/May 2021.

Other documents:

• Future of waste summary - residents
• Future of waste summary - businesses