Somerset Waste Partnership has been working since 1992; the partner authorities
are Somerset County Council, Sedgemoor, South Somerset,
Mendip and West Somerset District Councils, and Taunton
Deane Borough Council.
In October 2007, Somerset became the first countywide area to combine waste service functions under a single joint committee of Councillors from all Somerset local authorities. Previously, the District and Borough Councils collected household waste, whilst Somerset County Council managed the waste disposal and the Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) now manages waste collection, recycling and disposal services for all 228,000 Somerset homes, aiming to increase recycling levels to 50 per cent and reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.
Moving to the new Somerset Waste Partnership was a big step in improving and harmonising recycling and waste services across Somerset and making significant efficiency savings through working as a partnership.
If you have queries about your recycling and waste collections contact local council Customer Services Centre.
SWP Contractors
Somerset's main contractors for waste collection, recycling and disposal services are May Gurney Recycling CIC (formerly ECT Recycling) and Viridor Waste Management.
May Gurney, provide recycling and refuse collections throughout Somerset. Across the UK, May Gurney runs recycling services which are used by over 2 million people.
Viridor Waste Management operates Household Waste Recycling Centres, composting facilities and landfill disposal sites in Somerset. As one of the UK's leading resource and waste management companies they work with more than 30 local authorities and thousands of private customers.
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