Guidance

Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice to local authorities on prioritising waste collections

A guide to help waste collectors prioritise their collection services during the coronavirus pandemic. This includes managing household waste recycling centres.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
7 April 2020
Last updated
14 December 2020 — See all updates

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Check up-to-date guidance and information on coronavirus (COVID-19). You can also read guidance on how waste collectors should prioritise their collection services during extreme circumstances.

Applies to England

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Guidance on prioritising waste collection services during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

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Managing Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in England during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

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Guidance for local authorities and other waste collectors on prioritising their waste collection services during the coronavirus pandemic. Local authorities are encouraged to maintain waste collection services as much as possible.

This is non-statutory guidance to assist local authorities to maintain services during the period affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Waste collection is a devolved policy. This guidance applies to English local authorities only.

A new COVID-19 variant is spreading in some parts of England. There may be additional advice for your area. Find out what you need to do.

Updates to this page

Published 7 April 2020
Last updated 14 December 2020 + show all updates

  1. Updated to reflect that for contacts of positive cases the self-isolation period is now 10 days instead of 14, with day zero being the day of contact.

  2. Updated guidance on managing household waste and recycling centres with a link to local COVID-19 alert levels.

  3. Updated with guidelines on social distancing.

  4. Updated the guidance on HWRCs to reflect that there are no restrictions on taking journeys to local HWRCs to dispose of waste.

  5. Added guidance that employees should arrange a test if they have symptoms of coronavirus.

  6. Updated the document: Managing Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in England during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to reflect changes to the rules on necessary journeys.

  7. Added the document "Managing Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in England during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic".

  8. First published.

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