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Last revised: 9 May 2008

  • Abandoned Shopping Trolleys
    How to report an abandoned shopping trolley in your area

  • Abandoned Vehicle
    Find out what constitutes an abandoned vehicle, and how to report one.

  • Assisted Collection
    In certain circumstances, the council can collect your refuse from your backdoor - are you eligible ?

  • Black Box Recycling Service
    Kerbside Multimaterial Recycling Collections

  • Clinical Waste
    What is classified as clinical waste, and how do you get rid of it ?

  • Commercial Waste
    What is classified as commercial waste, and how do you get rid of it?

  • Comments & Suggestions
    If you have any other comments or suggestions regarding any of our services, please tell us about it.  It is always appreciated when we receive good feedback. if you think we are doing a good job.

  • Complaint Procedure
    If you have any complaints, regarding any of our services, please follow the link to Kennet's complaint procedure and on-line form.

  • Dead Animals
    We can remove dead animals from the highway.

  • Debris on the Highway
    To report any debris on the highway please contact Wiltshire County Council

  • Emergency Planning
    The Council is responsible for preparing and maintaining an emergency plan which will enable us to provide a fast, efficient, effective and caring response to any civil emergency, major incident or other crisis.

  • Flood Defence
    Flood defence is the protection of life and property from flooding

  • Fly Posting
    Fly Posting relates to the unauthorised posting of posters / advertisements etc.

  • Fly Tipping
    Fly-tipping is 'the illegal deposit of any waste onto land i.e. waste dumped or tipped on a site with no licence to accept waste'.

  • Garden Waste Collection Service
    The Council offer a fortnightly collection of green garden waste from a 180 litre wheeled bin, for an annual charge.

  • Hazardous Waste
    Hazardous waste includes anything that could be harmful to human health or to the environment.

  • Litter Bins
    Kennet District Council empties litter bins in the Town Centres daily, and fortnightly in the parishes.

  • Markets and Fairs
    Markets take place within the Kennet district on a weekly basis, these are currently held in Devizes, Marlborough and Pewsey.

  • Plastics
    How to recycle plastic bottles

  • Recycling
    Kennet District Council would like to thank all of their residents for helping them to recycle nearly 7,000 tonnes of material through the kerbside black box collection service since April 2006.

  • Reducing Waste
    There are a number of ways you can reduce the amount of waste you create:

  • Refuse Collection
    General information about the refuse services we provide.

  • Requesting a Recycling Box
    The Council provides a kerbside recycling collection scheme for paper, cans and  tins, glass bottles and jars, aerosols, silver foil and textiles

  • Reusing Products
    Before throwing something away, stop and think. Can that item be reused by you or anyone else?

  • Skip Hire Service
    Kennet District Council offer a skip hire service to the public at competitive rates. Various sizes are available from 6 to 10 cubic yards

  • Special Collection
    Kennet District Council will collect bulky household items by arrangement (Special Collection Service).

  • Street Cleaning
    Kennet District Council endeavors to keep the kerbs and street clear of litter - are there any areas where we are failing to do this ?

  • Street Lighting
    Let us know if there is a faulty street light where you live.

  • Street Name Plates
    Kennet District Council deals with maintenance of existing Street Name Plates including the replacement of damaged or worn plates.

  • Tree Management
    The Council will, where possible, inspect all trees of which it has a responsibility for, to assess whether they represent a risk to life or property.

  • What Happens to the Material that we Recycle
    An explanation of where all the recyclable materials go after being collected from the Kennet district