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A round up of the latest news on the environment and waste in Allerdale
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 Download the latest bin calendar for 2022/23
Never miss a collection
Our new annual bin calendar is back and ready for you to download off our website.
So if you'd like a bin calendar for the year (to print out or have on your mobile device) type your postcode into the search box on our bin collections page in order to get your downloadable pdf.
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More action on fly-tipping in the local area
We are committed to a cleaner and greener Allerdale which is why we do what we can to tackle fly-tipping and other environmental issues.
Therefore the Enforcement Team are running an operation in and around Workington to tackle issues that are frequently reported throughout the area, such as fly tipping in town’s back lanes, trade waste left by bins within the town centre, and dog fouling.
The enforcement team also continue to patrol throughout Allerdale and during one of their checks they caught two men disposing of trade waste at the recycling bring site which is situated on Sullart Street, Cockermouth. The owner of the van being used had no waste carriers licence. The other person was a local business owner disposing of their business waste. Both of them have been issued with fixed penalties to the combined value of £1,400.
We would like to take this opportunity to remind our residents and business owners that they have a duty of care in relation to their waste. Recycling bring sites are not designed for business use, but rather for use by residents with excess recycling only. If someone is found to have met the fly tipping criteria, they will be subjected to a warning or to a fixed penalty of up to £400.
We can help businesses understand their legal duties and have the proper arrangements in place to dispose of their waste.
For more information of how to correctly dispose of your waste visit our website.
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As part of a seven-day national crackdown on metal crime and cash-based money laundering in the waste industry, officers from a collective of local organisations visited a number of permitted waste and scrap metal sites in Allerdale, in a bid to tackle illegal waste activity.
Operation Respect saw a week of action from officers at Cumbria Police, British Transport Police, Allerdale Borough Council and the Environment Agency, who worked in partnership to carry out inspections at a number of permitted waste sites. Officers searched for stolen metal, reviewed financial records and checked operators were complying with the conditions of their permits and the 2013 Scrap Metal Dealers Act.
Officers found the majority of permitted waste sites in Allerdale are operating legally, but discovered an illegal waste site and a stolen vehicle, which are now under investigation.
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Don't forget about your garden waste collections
A friendly reminder that the garden waste collections are back.
Garden waste bins can be used for all green waste such as leaves, branches, grass, flowers and plants. Residents are asked not to put household waste or recycling, soil, rubble, concrete or flower pots and trays in the bins, and to shake off as much soil from plants and roots as possible.
Collections returned on the weeks beginning on the 7th March 2022, or 14th March 2022, depending on which round the household was on. Collections are on a fortnightly basis.
Garden waste can also be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centres in Maryport, Wigton and Workington as well as other sites in Cumbria. More information can be found at: Household Waste Recycling Centres | Cumbria County Council
To check your collection day or report a missed collection go to our website
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Wasting food feeds climate change
Household food waste is responsible for nearly twenty five million tonnes of CO2 emissions. The majority is food that could have been eaten.
Love Food Hate Waste is a campaign which we have supported and with the aim to reduce waste and raise awareness about being food savvy. For practical tips on how to reduce food in our homes go to the Love Food Hate Waste website:
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Support groups who care for the environment
Our community lottery includes local groups who care for the environment. Why not show your support by buying lottery tickets. They cost just £1 each and 50p from each ticket goes to your chosen good cause, with a further 10p going to the general pot for other good causes in Allerdale. And you could be in to win £25,000.
The website also includes details of how groups can sign up and benefit from our community lottery.
Click on the image to find out more:
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