This phone number is for emergencies and is available after 6pm and up until 8:30am on weekdays, and on Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays. Please provide an e-mail address so that we can get back to you if we have any further questions. It was preceded by the 1967 election and was the last election prior to the reorganization of local government in Wales. Outside normal office hours Delta Wellbeing provides an emergency service on 0300 333 2222. Specialist help, support and advice to help with the cost of living and other matters is available at each of our customer service Hwbs in Ammanford, Llanelli and Carmarthen. If the application or request form you require is not available on this page, please visit the Contact us page. Food waste Black bags - non recyclable waste only Collected every 3 weeks, up to 3 bags per collection. If your record does not exist on these systems please contact the Blue Badge Team for guidance and they will advise you on what evidence they will accept under these circumstances. Eto is a project that looks to re-use, repair and re-purpose unwanted items. Please fill in the "Tell us more" box so that we can improve this page. 7. Tick this box to show your hygiene / nappy waste collection day / calendar. Food waste will continue to be collected weekly. You can dispose of your old large electrical items at one of the countys recycling centres or smaller items at a local recycling bank. Please provide an e-mail address so that we can get back to you if we have any further questions. There are also tips on how to reduce your waste further. Please note this will be during office hours, Monday Friday 08:30 18:00. For further information about these changes, or to sign up to receive email or text message reminders for your collection days, please visit Carmarthenshire County Council website or call us on 01267 234567 (Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 6pm). If you think someone is misusing a Blue Badge you can report it by calling us on 01267 234567. Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with us. From today, January 23, Carmarthenshire County Council is increasing recycling collections across the County. Your feedback is really important to us. Carmarthenshire County Council handed out a total of 4,350 in fixed penalty notices (FPN's) related to fly-tipping last month. Edward Thomas said: For 2021/22, we as a local authority recycled 62% of the waste collected from our residents. ?H[RgB ?k The council will have vehicles with a range of compartments and our crews will place items into the right compartments as they do their rounds. If your Blue Badge has expired or is no longer required, you should return the badge to: The Blue Badge TeamDepartment for Communities Carmarthenshire County Council3 Spilman StreetCarmarthenSA31 1LE. Outside normal office hours Delta Wellbeing provides an emergency service on 0300 333 2222. Keep all your recyclables dry and clean. You may put out up to 3 black bags every 3 weeks. If you have dog mess to dispose of, make sure it is double bagged and mixed in with other types of waste. If you havent received your new box, or you receive a box that is damaged, please report it. You can also take black bags to a recycling centre, but you must separate any recyclable items first, or you will be asked to separate them on site. This phone number is for emergencies and is available after 6pm and up until 8:30am on weekdays, and on Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays. Carmarthenshire County Council collects blue recycling bags and black residual waste bags on the same day on alternate weeks. Your feedback is really important to us. Waste collections may be affected by many things which include access issues, resource issues and adverse weather. Can I apply for a child under 3 years of age? Tell us about your experience of using our website. Tell us about your experience of using our website. Carmarthenshire County Council was merged with Cardiganshire and Pembrokeshire to form the new county of Dyfed and the first elections to the new authority were held in 1973. Integrated Sustainability Appraisal (ISA) incorporating the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). 2 x garden waste (if subscribed), 3 x hygiene/nappy (if required). You may download Welsh Governments Beyond Recycling waste strategy on its website. Remember to wash and squash - filling every bag to the brim could save you a trip to collect an extra roll. Bags are not provided, please only use standard size 60 litre bags. Blue bags, for dry recycling, will now be collected every week, alongside the green bin for food waste. If your household does not receive a glass collection yet, you can recycle your glass at a local recycling bank. A member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible. Carmarthenshire County Council is now increasing recycling collections across the county. manner) the blue bags. Tell us your name and email address so that we can give you an update on your feedback. Please email us at TSRecycling@carmarthenshire.gov.uk or use the link below. If you have nappy waste, please apply for that service first as you may find you can then stick within the 3-bag limit. Please provide an e-mail address so that we can get back to you if we have any further questions. This phone number is for emergencies and is available after 6pm and up until 8:30am on weekdays, and on Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays. This means that the recycling collected is less likely to be contaminated by other materials, so it can be more easily made into new products. Tell us your name and email address so that we can give you an update on your feedback. Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships, Supplier Information - Ordering and Payments. Visitors to the Hwbs can also access information on the services available to support them as the cost of living increases. These are not provided by the Council, so you need to purchase your own. A member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible. Carmarthenshire County Council is also introducing a new collection service for glass bottles and jars, which will be collected every 3 weeks. If youve provided us with your email address, we will be in touch as soon as possible with an update. This latest step in increasing our capacity to recycle and reducing what we waste is a collective effort between our Waste and Recycling Team and you, the people of Carmarthenshire. If you have a suggestion on how we can improve the website, please let us know. You may be transferred to an Independent Advisory Service for further assessment, where you will be required to provide additional information. If you regularly have more, find out how to reduce your waste and if you qualify for an exemption. You can make an appointment to take your original documents with you to the Customer Services Centre and they will be able to take copies and verify the documents as necessary. Apply on Transport for Wales If you have hygiene waste, or children's nappies, these are collected in a purple bag. Civil Partnership / Dissolution certificate. This is because, on average, almost half of the contents put in black bags are recyclable, therefore there is still a lot more that we can do to reduce our waste. Enter your postcode and choose your address to find out when your next recycling / rubbish collection is and what colour bag it is. Prices can be found under each car park. Carmarthenshire County Council is making changes to its recycling and black bag collections, making it easier for you, our residents, to recycle more from home. You can also take your original documents and application form to one of our Hwbs. You can collect the following from this outlet: Roll of blue bags Green bin Brown caddy Roll of food liners More from Recycling, Bins and Litter Feedback Ask a question A fee is not currently charged for badges issued as replacements (not renewals) in the case where a badge has been lost, stolen or damaged. Enter your postcode and choose your address to find out when your next recycling / rubbish collection is and what colour bag it is. This will commence a comprehensive education and enforcement process to assist residents to contribute fully to the recycling scheme. Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships, Supplier Information - Ordering and Payments. You can put out up to 3 black bags per collection. If you are elderly, infirm, or disabled and need assistance with your rubbish, call us on 01267 234567 to see if we can collect from your doorstep or other location. Please note this will be during office hours, Monday Friday 08:30 18:00. The council will collect your black bags, for your remaining household waste that cannot be recycled, every three weeks. The Council has delivered a black box to homes across the county to hold glass bottles and jars for collection. Tell us your name and email address so that we can give you an update on your feedback. *** Your vote has not yet been counted ***. Please note this will be during office hours, Monday Friday 08:30 18:00. Visitors to the Hwbs can also access information on the services available to support them as the cost of living increases. Residents have received an information pack and collection calendar, which will explain the changes to the collection service and clearly show their collection dates for 2023. Please dont report any missed collections until after 2pm and check our website for information about any disruptions to our collection services. We deliver to all households from October - March. For further information about the changes to waste and recycling collection or if you wish to sign up for our free hygiene and nappy waste collections,please visit the Councils website. A member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible. If you need to get rid of large items such as beds, carpets, fridges, freezers and wardrobes etc. Tell us about your experience of using our website. CAC/PL/27-30. If you have a suggestion on how we can improve the website, please let us know. Please provide an e-mail address so that we can get back to you if we have any further questions. Now that these changes have been agreed, we are looking into what types of bags/boxes we will ask you to put your recycling in. The quickest way to pick up a new bin is to visit one of our customers service hubs. ?`][3?PjjxY ? Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with us. Edward Thomas said: As of today, January 23, we as a county will be recycling more. Worried about an adult/child. You can now recycle your waste at our new facility located at Nantycaws Carmarthen. or a medical condition which means that they need to be kept near a vehicle at all times either for treatment or for transportation to a location where treatment can be performed. Food Waste We deliver three rolls of blue bags and food liners annually to all households. From next week, Monday 23 January 2023, we will start collecting blue bags, for dry recycling, every week, alongside the green bin for your food waste. Report a concern Please fill in the "Tell us more" box so that we can improve this page. Outside normal office hours Delta Wellbeing provides an emergency service on 0300 333 2222. If you already have a Blue Badge and it's nearly expired, or if you want to check if you're eligible you can apply or re-apply online on GOV.UK. The Council has delivered a black box to homes that are on the glass bottles and jars collection service along with an annual supply of blue bags and food waste liners. Carmarthenshire County Council is now increasing recycling collections across the county. For further information about the changes to waste and recycling collection or if you wish to sign up for our free hygiene and nappy waste collections, please visit the Councils website. Weekly scrap food collections,. Why are you making changes in 2023 and again in 2024? Carmarthenshire, also called Carmarthen, Welsh Sir Gaerfyrddin, county of southwestern Wales, extending inland from the Bristol Channel. Find out how to replace your old-style card for the new travel pass or apply for the first time for a 60+ or disabled person's travel pass. Tick this box to show your garden waste collection day / calendar. For further information about the changes to waste and recycling collection or if you wish to sign up for our free hygiene and nappy waste collections, Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships, Supplier Information - Ordering and Payments, Changes to recycling and black bag collections from next week. Tell us about your experience of using our website. A member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible. The changes were making are major and need plenty of time to plan and carry out. The applicants driving licence should be coded as either of the following: You will need to provide proof of eligibility and certified proof of identity. For more information on this service visit our hygiene/nappy waste page. Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships, Supplier Information - Ordering and Payments, I dont know what to recycle so it all goes in the black bag, I have ashes, so I have to fill more than 3 black bags or I cant carry them, I have nappy waste so Im going over the 3 black bag limit, I have a large family, even though we recycle we still have more than 3 bags. We will also start our glass collection service on this date and this will be collected from your home on the same day as your black bin bag, every 3 weeks. Most households are provided with a black box for glass recycling. Apply for affordable housing find out about ways to compost and how to buy a bin. *** Your vote has not yet been counted ***. Outside normal office hours Delta Wellbeing provides an emergency service on 0300 333 2222. For further help, support and information visit our Cost of Living Advice page. To find out more about what we collect and how to apply follow this link. Residents have received an information pack and collection calendar, which will explain the changes to the collection service and clearly show their collection dates for 2023. You can apply whether you own your home, pay rent, are unemployed or working. Community Integrated Support Worker/Home Care Worker. Future changes to recycling and bin collections. The present county is coterminous with the historic county of the same name. for 25 from your usual collection point. You may put out up to 3 black bags every 3 weeks, so it is more important than ever to recycle. Please fill in the "Tell us more" box so that we can improve this page. You can get information on their. The changes to blue bags will not be introduced until 2024. All recycling bags with the wrong items in will be marked with a sticker and left behind for you to resort. You can do this by: A parent of a child under the age of three may apply for a Blue Badge if their child has: If your Blue Badge is stolen you will need to contact the police who will provide a crime reference number. *** Your vote has not yet been counted ***. A member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible. Visitors to the Hwbs can also access information on the services available to support them as the cost of living increases. Blue bags, for dry recycling, will now be collected every week, alongside the green bin for food waste. The Plan is based on the Well-being Assessment and we wants to find out if we have identified the correct priorities and steps for future action to support the well-being of local people and communities, now and for the future. Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with us. These changes come into effect the week beginning Monday January 23 2023. Any excess disposable pet bedding or cat litter can be taken to a recycling centre. It is an offence to misuse a Blue Badge and the maximum fine if someone is convicted is 1000 plus any additional penalty for the related parking offence. General household rubbish that is, rubbish that cannot be recycled or composted is collected in black bags. Tell us your name and email address so that we can give you an update on your feedback. 2 x hygiene and 2 x nappy collections (if required). Enter your postcode below to check if your home receives a collection. To ensure your bags are collected: 2 x nappies and 2 x hygiene (if required). We will be making some further changes to household bin collections, making it easier for you to recycle more from home. By asking households to separate their items into different containers, as most other authorities do, contamination will be significantly reduced. The decision to deliver blue bags to each household was made following resident feedback - people asked for blue bags to be more accessible to help them recycle more. Please remember to place your recycling and black bags at your collection point before 6am on your collection days. It is collected every 3 weeks on the same day as your black bags. Enter your postcode and choose your address to find out when your next recycling / rubbish collection is and what colour bag it is. The Council has delivered a black box to homes that are on the glass bottles and jars collection service along with an annual supply of blue bags and food waste liners. For more information on this service visit our hygiene/nappy waste page. Day shift + 1. We collect your black bags and your glass bottles and jars in separate vehicles, at different times between 6am and 2pm on your collection day. Blue Badge scheme Brown caddy / green food bin The quickest way to pick up a new bin is to visit one of our customers service hubs. Significant changes to recycling and black bag collections in Carmarthenshire have come into effect this week. Collections are fortnightly between March and November. We provide a bulky waste collection and will collect up to three large items such as a fridge, wardrobe etc. Alongside the new black boxes for glass recycling, the Council will also deliver to residents a years supply of blue bags and food waste liners for brown kitchen caddies. Blue bags - Recycling Green bin - food waste recycling Collected weekly with blue bags from all households, for all raw and cooked food. We provide a small kitchen caddy and a green food bin to place out for collection. If youve provided us with your email address, we will be in touch as soon as possible with an update. Blue bag recycling will be collected every week instead of the current two, with a new kerbside glass collection service to be launched on a three-weekly basis. Information about the waste we collect from you, and what other councils in Wales are doing, can be found on the My Recycling Wales website. The changes to collect separated recycling will not be introduced until 2024. If youve provided us with your email address, we will be in touch as soon as possible with an update. If youve provided us with your email address, we will be in touch as soon as possible with an update. Outside normal office hours Delta Wellbeing provides an emergency service on 0300 333 2222. If you'd prefer to download a .pdf application form, these can be returned by post to: The Blue Badge Team, Department for Communities, Carmarthenshire County Council, 3 Spilman StreetCarmarthen SA31 1LE. Make sure they are not too heavy - if you have ash waste, please read that section below. A Blue Badge may be issued to an organisation for a motor vehicle that is to be used to transport disabled persons who have a permanent and substantial disability and are unable to walk, or have considerable difficulty in walking. You can put out as many blue bags as you like every week. For further help, support and information visit our Cost of Living Advice page. Please refer to our missed collection webpage for more advice and how to report it. Your feedback is really important to us. As our recycling targets increase and the volume of recycling collected increases across the country, we are under more demand than ever to produce quality, un-contaminated recycling to ensure that it can be used to make new products. Creating an account only takes a moment, we just need a few details to set this up for you. It is collected every 3 weeks on the same day as your black bags. This section provides further information about the changes were making to the services we provide to you. As Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted, we want to encourage people across Carmarthenshire to maintain key, protective behaviours - to keep themselves and the people around them safe. Black bags will now be collected every three weeks and you may put out up to 3 black bags every 3 weeks. 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