... will begin soon.

From the District Council:

"We are pleased to inform you that a trial of kerbside textiles recycling will be commencing across the district shortly. Some of you may have already received recycling bags and an explanatory leaflet. If you haven’t yet received this it should be arriving shortly.

The trial is being run in partnership between Essex Textiles and Uttlesford District Council and will run for 1 year as agreed by the Environment Committee in November last year.

Essex Textiles are offering two services to residents. Those residents living in urban areas will receive a fortnightly collection of textiles on the same day as their recycling collection, and those resident living in more rural areas will receive a “call and collect” service, whereby they can call Essex Textiles if they have any items for recycling and book a collection.

The bags will be collected by Essex Textiles in their own vehicles which will be fully liveried with the Essex Textiles logo.

Any residents who have problems with missed collections, or do not receive bags or a leaflet should contact Essex Textiles on their free phone number: 0800 787 9071

This new service will be an improvement to the waste and recycling services offered to residents and will help the authority to improve on the already excellent recycling and composting rate of 55% which was achieved in 2010/11."