Police are investigating after a woman spat in the face of a waste worker in Grimsby this morning. The incident happened at 8.25am in Eleanor Street. A woman chased the crew and hurled abuse at them. She then spat in the face of one of the workers and shouted ‘Covid’ at him. North East Lincolnshire…
4 days ago | Bins, waste and recyclingNorth East Lincolnshire Council is reminding people that their household waste and recycling collections continue as normal as we head into the Easter bank holiday weekend. Waste and recycling collections, including garden waste, will take place as usual on Good Friday (2 April) and Easter Monday (5 April). Check your collection dates online at www.nelincs.gov.uk/bins….
3 weeks ago | Bins, waste and recyclingRecent technical problems with the council’s telephone system and online forms mean that some people trying to pay for a garden waste service may not have been able to do so. The Council will continue to empty garden waste bins for households who subscribed for 2020/21 until Saturday 17 April. This is to give people more…
4 weeks ago | Bins, waste and recyclingNorth East Lincolnshire Council and its regeneration partner ENGIE are announcing plans to locate their depot services to one site in the town centre. NELC and ENGIE currently have two depots for operational services. One site is in Gilbey Road, the other is in Doughty Road. These sites are for services such as waste and…
1 month ago | Bins, waste and recyclingIt’s one year this week since North East Lincolnshire Council made the decision to introduce new bins for recycling. This time last year, households were using boxes for their recycling. The boxes had served their purpose, but it was time a new method was introduced. Several factors influenced the decision to move from boxes to…
1 month ago | Bins, waste and recycling
North East Lincolnshire Council is launching a new weekly food waste collection on one of its bin rounds next month. As part of their drive to help people recycle more and waste less, the Council’s waste team will start collecting food waste from 4,680 properties every week from the end of April. The homes are…
1 month ago | Bins, waste and recycling
North East Lincolnshire Council is installing nine new solar powered litter bins in parks and other popular destinations across the borough. Solar bins are designed to compress rubbish so they do not need to be emptied as often as standard bins. They can hold up to ten times more rubbish than a normal, non-compacting bin….
1 month ago | Bins, waste and recyclingA stunning new recycling sculpture is set to join Hammy the Haddock in helping keep Cleethorpes beach clean and plastic free. Following the success of Hammy the Haddock, the giant plastic bottle recycling sculpture on Cleethorpes Central Promenade, North East Lincolnshire Council has again teamed up with Grimsby-based Blackrow Engineering and several other sponsors to…
1 month ago | Bins, waste and recycling
Bin days are changing in North East Lincolnshire Check your dates at www.nelincs.gov.uk/bins Recycle plastic pots, tubs and trays from 8 March New collection calendars on their way to homes across the borough North East Lincolnshire Council is reminding households that waste and recycling collection days are changing from 8 March. People can check their…
2 months ago | Bins, waste and recycling
North East Lincolnshire Council is backing the UK’s first ever Food Waste Action Week to highlight the harmful affects food waste has on the environment. When we throw away food that could have been eaten, we are not just wasting food but the valuable resources that went into making it including water, land and greenhouse…
2 months ago | Bins, waste and recycling