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Bristol Post
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Robin Murray

Council's waste collection service for bulky household items reinstated

South Gloucestershire Council's waste collection service for bulky household items has been reinstated.

The service, which collects items such as furniture, large domestic appliances and mattresses, was temporarily suspended in March due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Garden waste and weekly recycling in South Gloucestershire was reinstated in April, before Sort It recycling centres at Mangotsfield, Thornbury and Yate reopened on May 16.

Cabinet member for communities, Cllr Rachael Hunt, said: "After what has been an extremely challenging period, I’m really pleased that we can now resume with our bulky waste collection service.

"This is in addition to the weekly recycling collections and the opening of three of our Sort It recycling centres which have been reinstated over the past weeks."

The authority can collect up to three items for £29, with a reduced rate of £14.50 for those on certain benefits including Income Support, Pension Credit Guarantee Credit and Income-based Job Seeker’s Allowance.

People can also take large items to the Sort It recycling centres if it is unsafe to store them at home.

Social distancing measures are in place at the sites and temporary extended opening hours from 6am to 6pm will continue until further notice.

The council is not able to collect items like fixtures and fittings, building waste, fence panels or sheds - a full list of what can and can't be collected can be found here.

For more information about collections for large household items, visit South Gloucestershire Council's website.

To book a waste collection, call 01454 868000.

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