Due to the weather conditions still causing havoc in Rother, collections have been suspended today Friday 8th January and tomorrow Saturday 9th January.   

For the time being it has been agreed that 6 refuse lorry’s will be placed in static positions as follows for areas covered by todays work (Friday 8th):

• Turkey Road – Opposite the Rose and Crown
• Sidley High Street – By Recycling Car Park
• West Parade (De La Warr Pavilion – Richmond Road) – Opposite the Clock Tower
• East Parade (De La Warr – Galley Hill) – By Public Toilets
• Cooden Sea Road – By Railway Station
• Pear tree Lane – In Cowdray Park Road (By shop)

Residents are welcome to bring their waste to these collection points.

These vehicles will be in situ from 08:30 to 12:00 unless the weather conditions deteriorate. Our vehicles will not be moving from these points to collect from any other road under any circumstance, as the normal collections are suspended.

For latest information please refer to Rother District Councils website http://www.rother.gov.uk/

As the weather is still being unpredictable and the snow and ice has created dangerous road conditions, we have had to suspended all catch up collections across Rother tomorrow Saturday 9th January.

 Tomorrow we will again have 6 refuse lorry’s placed in static positions where residents will be able to bring their wheelie bins to dispose of their refuse, the locations of the Vehicles will be:

• Holliers Hill – By Chantry Avenue
• Seabourne Rd- By the Co-op
• Gunter’s Lane- By Bexhill High Scholl
• Town Hall Square- Car park 
• Dorset Road – By Links Drive
• London Road – Verdant depot

These vehicles will be in situ from 08:00 to 14:00 unless the weather conditions deteriorate. Our vehicles will not be moving from these points to collect from any other road under any circumstance, as the normal collections are suspended.

Week commencing 11th January only – we will be providing all residents with a refuse collection regardless if it should be your refuse or recycling collection. Please present your refuse wheelie bin for collection. We are doing this as we are aware some residents have missed out on a refuse collection due to the bank holiday changes and the severe weather conditions which we have experienced this week.

 All collections will return to normal week commencing Monday 18th January- obviously this is weather permitting!

For latest information please refer to Rother District Councils website http://www.rother.gov.uk/

This week has seen Rother experiencing adverse weather conditions.  Due to the snow and ice creating dangerous road conditions, refuse and recycling collections were suspended today (Thursday). We will be returning as soon as conditions have improved for our vehicles to gain access safely. If your wheelie bin or recycling boxes aren’t collected on the specified day due to the weather please leave them out at the collection point and the crews will collect them as soon as possible.

Rother District Council also have the latest details re collections: http://www.rother.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=100

If you are struggling to deal with waste from your home and haven’t really got to grips with recycling, follow this link to see how you can put your bin on a diet in 4 steps.

Using your recycling boxes is just one step among many that we can all take to deal with the problem of waste. Other ways include using charity shops, reusing carrier bags and composting in your own garden. Further information is available on the Melton Borough Council web site, or even more is on the web site of WRAP, an organisation that advises on reducing waste.

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and enjoyed the festivities!

Please remember there will be a few day changes to your refuse and recycling collections over the festive/ new year period. For details please refer to Rother District Councils website http://www.rother.gov.uk/.

This year garden waste collections have been suspended between Christmas and into the new year to offer residents an extra refuse collection to cope with the additional waste. Please note all collections revert back to normal Monday 11th January.

P.s Remember the local ‘bring sites’ have bottle banks to recycle glass!

This week has seen the start of the trial recycling scheme for the 16 flats in Bexhill. Collections seemed to have gone well, and residents are participating which is great news! On the down side there have been a few offending items presented in the recycling wheelie bins for collection which has caused contamination. Unfortunately we don’t collect glass, cardboard or coat hangers so these items shouldn’t be presented in the recycling wheelie bins. Recycling wheelie bins are clearly labelled plastic bottles/ tins and cans only on one wheelie bin and paper and magazines only on the other wheelie bin.  

If anyone needs assistnace with their recycling I’ll happily help or you can take a look at Rother Distirct Council’s website for the latest information http://www.rother.gov.uk/

 To win a Recycled Christmas tree made out of Cardboard take a look at the recycle now website http://www.recyclenow.com/christmas_09/index.html. You can also get some great ideas on how to made recycled decorations, for example using an old polystyrene cup and magazines you can make an angle to go on top of your Christmas tree!