Matters BroxtoweSee news inside Waste - Latest Recycling& Services Collection Calendar 2015 -16 • There are four collection areas across the Borough. • Your current calendar will show your area's reference on the top left. • If you need to check your reference use 'When is my collection' at www.broxtowe.gov.uk • See below, separate calendar for your Christmas and New Year collection arrangements. This is your collection calendar for 2015/16 along with a separate Christmas and New Year holiday calendar. Please detach and keep in a safe place. General Waste Recycling Garden Waste Glass Textiles Christmas and New Year collection calendar for all collection rounds Collections this week are a day earlier. See notes 1 and 2 for Monday and Tuesday. PLEASE KEEP IN A SAFE PLACE Mondays will be 2 days earlier on the Saturday. Friday collection is a day later. Normally Collected Will be Emptied on Normally Collected Will be Emptied on Note 1 Any recycling, garden, glass Christmas and and textiles collections on the 28th New Year Holiday New Year Mon 21st Dec Saturday 19th Dec Mon 28th Dec See note 1 Dec will be as normal. Black bins will be emptied on the 29th. Tues 22nd Dec Monday 21st Dec Tue 29th Dec See note 2 Note 2 Any recycling, garden, glass Wed 23rd Dec Tuesday 22nd Dec Wed 30th Dec Wednesday 30th Dec and textiles collections will be one Thur 24th Dec Wednesday 23rd Dec Thurs 31st Dec Thursday 31st Dec day earlier on the 28th Dec. Black bin collections on the 29th Dec will Fri 25th Dec Thursday 24th Dec Fri 1st Jan Saturday 2nd Jan be as normal. NORTH A Week commencing dates are shown. On collection day bins should be out by 7:00am with lids closed. 07-Dec-15 3 08-Feb-16 1 11-Apr-16 1 13-Jun-16 1 15-Aug-16 2 17-Oct-16 3 BANK 14-Dec-15 1 15-Feb-16 2 18-Apr-16 3 20-Jun-16 2 22-Aug-16 1 24-Oct-16 1 HOLIDAY During Bank 21-Dec-15 2 22-Feb-16 1 25-Apr-16 1 27-Jun-16 1 29-Aug-16 3 31-Oct-16 2 Holiday weeks, 28-Dec-15 1 29-Feb-16 3 02-May-16 2 04-Jul-16 3 05-Sep-16 2 07-Nov-16 1 collection days will roll 04-Jan-16 3 07-Mar-16 2 09-May-16 1 11-Jul-16 1 12-Sep-16 1 4-Nov-16 3 forward one Christmas and day i.e. New Year Holiday New Year 11-Jan-16 1 14-Mar-16 1 16-May-16 3 18-Jul-16 2 19-Sep-16 3 21-Nov-16 1 Monday moves 18-Jan-16 2 21-Mar-16 3 23-May-16 1 25-Jul-16 1 26-Sep-16 1 28-Nov-16 2 to Tuesday … Good Friday 25-Jan-16 1 28-Mar-16 1 30-May-16 2 01-Aug-16 1 03-Oct-16 2 remains the same. 01-Feb-16 3 04-Apr-16 2 06-Jun-16 3 08-Aug-16 1 10-Oct-16 1 The colours indicate the bins serviced on your collection day. 1 Black bin 2 Green and Brown lidded bins 3 Green, Brown, Red lidded bins, Glass and Textiles bags. For more information: Go on-line www.broxtowe.gov.uk See separate Christmas and New Year Email: [email protected] or Phone: 0115 917 7777 collection calendar Reduced Garden Waste Price November 2015 to March 2016 From the 1st November the subscription fee will be reduced to £25 this includes the delivery of a brown-lidded bin. This offer will end March 27th 2016. • Christmas parties Real Christmas tree recycling • New year parties Garden waste subscribers don’t forget in January we will collect your real Christmas • Family get together trees with your garden waste. Please cut There is a lot more waste at these times. Please large trees up and place in your brown-lidded bin. check to see if what you are throwing away, can be recycled. If your tree is under 1.5 metres you don’t need to cut up, leave in a safe place at the side of the brown-lidded bin. Garden Waste Service April 2016 to March 2017 Thank you to the 17,000 residents currently using the Garden Waste Service. By joining they have helped to improve the environment and increase the Council’s recycling rate. 'Great news!' The price for next year's Garden Waste Service starting from April 2016 will stay the same. • £30 for the fi rst bin and £10 for each additional bin collection. • Collections run fortnightly throughout the year. What goes in • Payment can be made online from the 1st November the Green Lidded-Bin using the following link: YES PLEASE www.broxtowe.gov.uk/gardenwaste Any Plastic Bottles Clean Cans We’ll collect your garden Paper, Magazines Any Cardboard & Newspapers waste - saves you time, money WHY WASTE TIME . and hassle! Do-it-online www.broxtowe.gov. H H uk/gardenwasteform C A 2 Recycling JUST E £30 R Not sure where to recycle A E other waste? Use the online Y FOR THE A A to Z Directory at A YEAR 0 www.broxtowe.gov.uk/recyclingatoz D 1 D £ IT T When’s my collection? www.broxtowe.gov.uk/recycling ION US AL BINS J STOP PRESS • STOP PRESS 3 Garden Waste In early December look out for the Waste and Recycling Team in your local supermarket. They will be available to provide recycling advice and glass bags. Check the web site for specifi c dates nearer the time. www.broxtowe.gov.uk/recycling Do-It-Online or call: 0115 917 7777 Broxtowe NEWS & VIEWS - OCTOBER 2015 The Contents: Introduction page 2 Budget and Corporate Plan Consultation page 3 Bringing People Together pages 4, 5, 6 & 7 Jobs & Business Growth pages 8 & 9 Money Matters pages 10 & 11 Community Safety pages 13 & 14 Environment pages 15 & 16 Housing pages 17 & 18 History in the Making Useful Contacts page 19 History was made at 6.00am on 25 August 2015 as the first trams on the new lines to Clifton and through Broxtowe Borough commenced their passenger services. Freeman of the Borough, local Broxtowe resident and well-known local BBC broadcaster Colin Slater has had his name added to one of Nottingham’s fleet of trams, which are all named after inspiring local folk. The 81-year-old, who was made Freeman of the Borough in 2010, said he was pleased and humbled by the privilege. Find out more about Colin at www.broxtowe.gov.uk/freemen Following the successful launch, the new services bring wide-ranging benefits to both existing customers and the communities along the two new lines. INCORPORATING Further details and timetable information are available by visiting the NET website at www.thetram.net The Vision for Broxtowe Borough Council Listening and responding to ensure the delivery of efficient and effective services Introduction from the Chief Executive What do you think? We are keen to hear from residents about More details on both these consultations are within the newsletter your views on our new and online. However, if you would Corporate Plan priorities like to write in instead, your views will and objectives. still be taken into account. The new plan will form the basis of The Council has agreed some our activity over the next four years, important new strategies over the so it’s an important opportunity last few months - a new Housing Ruth Hyde OBE Richard Jackson, Chief Executive Leader of the Council to put forward your thoughts and Strategy is of particular importance. ideas to influence what we do. This is also on the website, and you can see an interesting short video We are also seeking the views of about it at www.broxtowe.gov. residents on the difficult decisions uk/housingstrategy we have to make over the next A chance to four years on reducing spending We hope you enjoy reading the to contribute towards reducing the newsletter. Do give us feedback on have your say government spending deficit. how we can keep on improving it! Thanks to Broxtowe Borough Council’s Email Me! new ‘Email Me’ service residents can Broxtowe E-Store Do you want to stay up to date with the subscribe to email alerts on matters Making regular payments to Broxtowe latest news, events and information? important to them, with 11 different Borough Council has never been easier A new email alerts service has been topics ranging from What’s On, Jobs, thanks to a new online store which introduced to the Broxtowe website which Town Centres and Business to Waste makes it quick and simple to pay bills makes it easy for you to receive emails and Recycling, Leisure, Sport and like Council Tax, Housing Rent and from us direct to your inbox. more. Business Rates on the go 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To sign up, visit www.broxtowe.gov.uk/emailme The e-store at www.broxtowe.gov.uk/ estore allows residents and businesses to register for an account which they can log in to and make regular payments, from Garage Rent to Business Rates, as well as several payments at once using an online shopping basket. The Council already provides a range of online services. For a full list visit www. broxtowe.gov.uk/doitonline For more information, contact 0115 917 3083, email [email protected] or visit www.broxtowe.gov.uk/estore WHY WASTE TIME .