Hartlepool Borough Council
Civic Centre Access Restrictions

VISITORS to Hartlepool Civic Centre and the adjoining Law Courts are advised that essential repair work is ongoing at the front entrance to the building. Access is restricted during these works

Civic Centre Access Restrictions.

Frequently Asked Questions: Recycling, rubbish and waste

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Recycling, rubbish and waste FAQs

Q: Will my bin smell or attract maggots and flies?

Q: What if I don't have room in my bin for all of the additional waste?

Q: Why haven’t they taken my extra black bags?

Q: How do I get a replacement bin?

Q: Where do I leave my wheelie bin?

Q: What should I do with my garden waste?

Q: My bin is not big enough?

Q: Do you do assisted collections?

Q: What do you collect?

Q: Where can I recycle?

Q: How do I start recycling?

Q: What time does the household waste recycling centre (HWRC) open?

Q: When is recycling collected?

Q: How do I start composting?

Q: How do I get a van permit?

Q: How many household items can you collect?

Q: How soon can I have a bulky waste collection?

Q: What items do you take?

Q: Can I leave it outside?

Q: Do I have to remove the bottle tops from the plastic bottles I wish to recycle?

Q: What can be done about neighbours filling wheeled bins belonging to unoccupied premises and then not putting them out for collection?

Q: Shops are using litter bins for their rubbish, what can be done?

Q: Someone has left black bags in the back lane, can you send someone out to clean them away?

Q: Someone has dumped black bags at the side of my property, will the bin men take them away?

Q: There is rubbish all over the back lane caused by someone turning over the bins and rummaging through the rubbish. What can be done about it?

Q: Is the bulky waste collection service available to local businesses?

Q: How do I arrange a bulky waste collection?

Q: Why should I use the Trade Waste service?

Q: How can I pay for my Trade Waste collection?

Q: Who do I contact about the Trade Waste scheme?

Q: My Trade Waste hasn't been collected, what do I do?

Answer:

Telephone Hartlepool Connect on (01429) 523333 to report the missed collection.

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