MVDC Waste Collections

The following has been issued by Mole Valley District Council

Despite the ongoing difficult weather conditions, our refuse collectors will be attempting to collect refuse this week. Please put out your bins on your regular collection day and the collection crews will make every effort to empty them.

There may be delays to your collection due to the continuing icy conditions on roads and footpaths, however we will return and empty your refuse bins as soon as we are able to do so safely. Garden and food waste collections have been cancelled today, for the next collection of garden waste in two weeks time, residents can put out extra garden waste in sacks next to their bin.

We would like to assure you that we will be making every effort to empty the refuse bins, which may involve us working on Saturdays so please leave your refuse out until it is collected. We would like to remind residents who missed their recycling and garden waste collections on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last week that these collections were cancelled and their next collection will be on their usual day in week commencing 18 January.

Residents with excess recycling and garden waste can put these materials in open black bags and place them alongside the appropriate bin on their next collection.

Given that it is unlikely that the ice and snow will clear quickly, we would like to urge as many of our residents and businesses who are able, to consider adopting a 'shovel, sweep and salt' approach to clearing their footpaths. This would make a great difference in helping to get our communities moving again and would be an invaluable support to the work already being carried out by both the District and County Councils who have been out trying to clear the major roads and paths. Naturally we would encourage care to be taken and that clearing pavements does not result in an obstruction or causes further injury but the Council would greatly appreciate such assistance from our more able residents.