The environment will benefit when a new rota of four-day
collections of household waste and recyclable materials is
introduced by Peterborough City Council from Tuesday 24 November
2009.
A complete revision of collection rounds means waste and
recycling teams will focus on adjacent neighbourhoods each day
rather than moving between districts – saving diesel fuel and
reducing carbon emissions.
Mike Heath, the city council’s commercial services director,
said: “Over recent years we have extended collection rounds
as necessary to cope with the city’s growth. The switch to a
four-day collection rota allows us to conduct a comprehensive
review so that, wherever possible, each day’s collections
concentrate on specific areas. We anticipate this will save
fuel and reduce carbon emissions.”
Individual letters notifying all households of their new
collection days plus information about changes over the Christmas
and New Year weeks will be despatched shortly. The letters
will also contain helpful advice about what should be recycled in
green bins.
The new rotas for collections of household waste and recyclable
materials are as follows:
Tuesday – Bretton (North and South), Marholm, Castor, Ailsworth,
Sutton, Upton, Wansford, Thornhaugh, Wittering, Wothorpe, Pilsgate,
Bainton, Ashton, Barnack, Ufford, Southorpe; Helpston, Etton,
Maxey, Northborough, Deeping Gate, Newborough, Milking Nook,
Glinton, Peakirk, Lincoln Road (A47 to David’s Lane), all
Werrington (new, old and village), Werrington Centre, Fulbridge
Road (Brookside to Werrington).
Wednesday – London Road (city centre to St Margaret’s Road),
Woodston, Sugar Way estate, Woodston, Thorpe Road, Longthorpe,
Netherton, West Town, Ravensthorpe, Westwood; Fletton, city
centre, Gladstone area, Millfield, New England, Lincoln Road (city
centre to A47), Park Road, Fulbridge Road (St Paul’s Road to Soke
Parkway), St Paul’s Road, Broadway, Dogsthorpe Road (Lincoln Road
to Park Road).
Thursday – Oundle Road (city centre to A1), Oakleigh Drive
estate, Botolph Green estate, Orton Longueville and village, Orton
Waterville and village, Orton Brimbles, Orton Wistow, Orton
Southgate, Orton Northgate, Orton Malborne, Orton Goldhay;
Fengate, Eastgate, Eastfield, Eastfield Road, Padholme Road,
Newark, Parnwell, Welland, Dogsthorpe Road (Park Road to St Paul’s
Road), Dogsthorpe, Garton End Road, Newark Avenue.
Friday – London Road Hempstead section, Hampton Hargate, Hampton
Vale, Stanground, Park Farm; Fulbridge Road (Soke Parkway to
Gunthorpe Road), Gunthorpe, Coniston Road estate, Gunthorpe
Ridings, Walton, Paston, Eye Green, Eye, Thorney.
Full details of the collections of individual roads will be
published on Peterborough City Council’s website.
Collections will be carried out one day early during both weeks
leading up to Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, meaning that teams
will be working on bank holiday Monday 28 December 2009. As
usual there will be no collections of ‘brown bin’ organic garden
materials after Friday 18 December until they re-commence on
Tuesday 19 January 2010.