Each badge has an expiry date, we recommend that you renew your Blue Badge approximately 8 weeks before the expiry date printed on the badge. Integrated Sustainability Appraisal (ISA) incorporating the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). A Blue Badge may be issued to an organisation for a motor vehicle that is to be used to transport disabled persons who have a permanent and substantial disability and are unable to walk, or have considerable difficulty in walking. Thanks to your fantastic efforts, we achieved Welsh Governments statutory target of 64% in 2019/2020, but we now need to meet Welsh Governments 70% recycling target by 2025, and in order to do this, we need to change the way we collect your rubbish. The changes were making are major and need plenty of time to plan and carry out. Please use the liners provided, bin replacements are available if yours gets lost or damaged. Find your nearest recycling centre and look up which items will be accepted. If you are elderly, infirm, or disabled and need assistance with your rubbish, call us on 01267 234567 to see if we can collect from your doorstep or other location. Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships, Supplier Information - Ordering and Payments. Please refer to our missed collection webpage for more advice and how to report it. Previous The photograph must have a strong definition between face and background and must be: If you are unable to provide a recent colour passport style photograph, you may make an appointment at one of our Hwb Customer Service Centres, where a photograph can be taken of you, at present there is no charge. Waste collections may be affected by many things which include access issues, resource issues and adverse weather. If the application or request form you require is not available on this page, please visit the Contact us page. If you do, they could split and Its even more difficult for our crew to carry and lift them up into the collection vehicle. If you have hygiene waste, or children's nappies, these are collected in a purple bag. Blue bags - Recycling Green bin - food waste recycling Collected weekly with blue bags from all households, for all raw and cooked food. The quickest way to pick up a new food bin is to visit one of our Customers Service Hwbs. This phone number is for emergencies and is available after 6pm and up until 8:30am on weekdays, and on Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays. You will need blue bags for your mixed recyclable waste and a food bin and kitchen caddy, for your food waste. You will get an additional 1 hour free parking when displaying a valid blue badge. Blue bags, for dry recycling, will now be collected every week, alongside the green bin for your food waste. Please note this will be during office hours, Monday Friday 08:30 18:00. A replacement badge is valid until the expiry date of the original badge. Edward Thomas said: For 2021/22, we as a local authority recycled 62% of the waste collected from our residents. If you have a suggestion on how we can improve the website, please let us know. Blue bags, for dry recycling, will now be collected every week, alongside the green bin for your food 2 x garden waste (if subscribed), 3 x hygiene/nappy (if required). By collecting your blue bags more often, alongside the weekly food waste bin and by collecting even more items that can be recycled, such as glass, hygiene and nappy waste, youll have less non-recyclable waste to put out to be collected. A member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible. You can make an appointment to take your original documents with you to the Customer Services Centre and they will be able to take copies and verify the documents as necessary. I have a question not covered above and need further advice. If a badge has been damaged to an extent it cannot be read by people who will be checking the badge when used for parking or other concessions, you will need to return the damaged Blue Badge to any of the Hwb Customer Service Centres or post to: The Blue Badge Team, Department for Communities, Carmarthenshire County Council, 3 Spilman Street, Carmarthen, SA31 1LE. If you have hygiene waste, or children's nappies, these are collected in a purple bag. For further information about these changes, or to sign up to receive email or text message reminders for your collection days, please visit Carmarthenshire County Council website or call us on 01267 234567 (Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 6pm). For further help, support and information visit our Cost of Living Advice page. Allows passengers or drivers to park in designated areas. *** Your vote has not yet been counted ***. Tick this box to show your garden waste collection day / calendar. Report a missing information pack or a damaged/missing recycling container. If you have not yet received your information pack or recycling containers, please contact us, the Council, via our website. *** Your vote has not yet been counted ***. If you havent received your new box, or you receive a box that is damaged, please report it. To prove your address you will need to give permission for the Local Authority to check the Council Tax database,Electoral Registerand school Register (under 16). From 23 January, blue bags, for dry recycling, will now be collected every week, alongside the green bin for your food waste. You can dispose of your old large electrical items at one of the countys recycling centres or smaller items at a local recycling bank. Residents may put out up to three black bags every three weeks. You can request a replacement badge online at Gov.uk. Apply on Transport for Wales Worried about an adult/child. Waste collections may be affected by many things which include access issues, resource issues and adverse weather. We deliver to all households from October - March. A fee is not currently charged for badges issued as replacements (not renewals) in the case where a badge has been lost, stolen or damaged. Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire Archives. Food waste will continue to be collected weekly. We will be making some further changes to household bin collections, making it easier for you to recycle more from home. We are pleased to inform you that the 2nd Deposit Revised Local Development Plan (LDP) has been published for consultation along with the following documents: The consultation will take place between 17th February and 14th April 2023. Please email us at [email protected] or use the link below. Please note this will be during office hours, Monday Friday 08:30 18:00. Please provide an e-mail address so that we can get back to you if we have any further questions. request a replacement badge online at Gov.uk. Tell us your name and email address so that we can give you an update on your feedback. Why do you want residents to sort their recycling at home? If your record does not exist on these systems please contact the Blue Badge Team for guidance and they will advise you on what evidence they will accept under these circumstances. It is important to note that glass recycling and black bags will be collected by separate vehicles and may be at different times during the collection day. We provide a separate free collection for nappy waste, follow the link below to find out more and how to apply. A member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible. The Plan is based on the Well-being Assessment and we wants to find out if we have identified the correct priorities and steps for future action to support the well-being of local people and communities, now and for the future. Food Waste Tell us about your experience of using our website. 2 x nappies and 2 x hygiene (if required). Visitors to the Hwbs can also access information on the services available to support them as the cost of living increases. If you have more blue bags than you need, please give them to family or friends that might need a further supply, or return them to one of our Hwb centres at Llanelli, Ammanford or Carmarthen. If you are putting pet faeces in your black bag, please make sure it is double wrapped and mixed with other waste. This latest step in increasing our capacity to recycle and reducing what we waste is a collective effort between our Waste and Recycling Team and you, the people of Carmarthenshire. Please dont report any missed collections until after 2pm and check our website for information about any disruptions to our collection services. If you have a Blue Badge, it must only be used when you are the driver of a vehicle or a passenger in it and the journey is for your benefit. Outside normal office hours Delta Wellbeing provides an emergency service on 0300 333 2222. These changes will be introduced at the same time as our current recycling fleet reaches the end of its life. We collect from ordinary dustbins if the waste is bagged. We are pleased to inform you that the 2nd Deposit Revised Local Development Plan (LDP) has been published for consultation along with the following documents: The consultation will take place between 17th February and 14th April 2023. If you do not meet the automatic eligibility listed above for a Blue Badge, you still may be able to receive a Blue Badge by undergoing a further assessment which is explained in the Blue Badge Guidance Notes. The council will have vehicles with a range of compartments and our crews will place items into the right compartments as they do their rounds. Blue bags, for dry recycling, will now be collected every week, alongside the green bin for your food waste. How will you collect our recycling in 2024? Please fill in the "Tell us more" box so that we can improve this page. Last year the council recycled 66 per cent of its waste. Other ways to apply You can also contact your local authority to apply for a Blue Badge. Please fill in the "Tell us more" box so that we can improve this page. Bulky waste. We collect your black bags and your glass bottles and jars in separate vehicles, at different times between 6am and 2pm on your collection day. Please provide an e-mail address so that we can get back to you if we have any further questions. Enter your postcode and choose your address to find out when your next recycling / rubbish collection is and what colour bag it is. Please refer to our missed collection webpage for more advice and how to report it. There are other more environmentally friendly ways to compost it though: Any waste pet food can go in your food caddy. How do I apply for an organisational Badge? Can I apply for a child under 3 years of age? Carmarthenshire County Council is making changes to its recycling and black bag collections, making it easier for you, our residents, to recycle more from home. For further information about the changes to waste and recycling collection or if you wish to sign up for our free hygiene and nappy waste collections,please visit the Councils website. The Council has delivered a black box to homes that are on the glass bottles and jars collection service along with an annual supply of blue bags and food waste liners. Your feedback is really important to us. We now supply food liners to make it easier for you to recycle all of your food waste. Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with us. Please dont report any missed collections until after 2pm and check our website for information about any disruptions to our collection services. This service will be responsible for making a final decision. If your Blue Badge has expired or is no longer required, you should return the badge to: The Blue Badge TeamDepartment for Communities Carmarthenshire County Council3 Spilman StreetCarmarthenSA31 1LE. Please note this will be during office hours, Monday Friday 08:30 18:00. Do not put garden waste in black bags, please read the section below. Any contamination or presentation of blue bags on the incorrect collection day will be uncollected, a sticker will be placed on the bag and a record of the infringement taken. It rises from sea level along the Bristol Channel to an elevation of more than 2,000 feet (600 metres) at Black Mountain in the east. A member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible. Please note this will be during office hours, Monday Friday 08:30 18:00. You told us during our consultation phase that you feel glass bottles and jars collections are needed, as well as dry recycling collections every week. Why not change everything at the same time? ?`][3?PjjxY ? You can now sign up to receive either email or text message reminders for your recycling and black bag collections. I like the blue bag - why do you want to change it. for 25 from your usual collection point. Collected weekly with blue bags from all households, for all raw and cooked food. Outside normal office hours Delta Wellbeing provides an emergency service on 0300 333 2222. Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships, Supplier Information - Ordering and Payments. If your household does not receive a glass collection yet, you can recycle your glass at a local recycling bank. A member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible. Eto is a project that looks to re-use, repair and re-purpose unwanted items. You do not need to inform us if you change your car. Eligible households where the council does not hold bank details (approximately 40,000), letters have started to go out with information on how to apply for the payment by completing a short online registration form. By collecting your blue bags more often, and by collecting even more items that can be recycled, such as glass, hygiene and nappy waste, youll have less non-recyclable waste to put out to be collected. Black bags Blue badge Allows passengers or drivers to park in designated areas. NRA 29913 Carmarthen RO misc. As Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted, we want to encourage people across Carmarthenshire to maintain key, protective behaviours - to keep themselves and the people around them safe. If you have a cognitive impairment and have difficulty planning and following journeys to such an extent that you need constant supervision or if you are receiving the Higher Rate Care Component of Disability Living Allowance (HRCCDLA). If you have nappy waste, please apply for that service first as you may find you can then stick within the 3-bag limit. Find out how to replace your old-style card for the new travel pass or apply for the first time for a 60+ or disabled person's travel pass. Although placing all of your recycling into one bag is more convenient, this way of collecting recycling will not be possible in the future as we seek to produce higher grade recycling materials. Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with us. Alongside the new black boxes for glass recycling, the Council will also deliver to residents a year's supply of blue bags and food waste liners for brown kitchen caddies. If you'd prefer to download a .pdf application form, these can be returned by post to: The Blue Badge Team, Department for Communities, Carmarthenshire County Council, 3 Spilman StreetCarmarthen SA31 1LE. Tell us your name and email address so that we can give you an update on your feedback. If you already have a Blue Badge and it's nearly expired, or if you want to check if you're eligible you can apply or re-apply online on GOV.UK. The council already provides the purple bags for the collection of hygiene waste, and this service will be extended to include children's nappies. How will I store the different containers/bags? Thank you for continuing to do the right thing and for doing your bit for the environment, by sorting your waste and recycling what you can.. Your feedback is really important to us. RADAR keys - public toilets for people with disabilities, Blue Badge Your Rights and Responsibilities. we provide a bulky waste collection and will collect up to three items for 25. General household rubbish that is, rubbish that cannot be recycled or composted is collected in black bags. Now that these changes have been agreed, we are looking into what types of bags/boxes we will ask you to put your recycling in. Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with us. Please dont report any missed collections until after 2pm and check our website for information about any disruptions to our collection services. Affordable homes are for people who can get a mortgage but can't afford a home on the open market. <>/ExtGState<>>>/Group <>/StructParents 0/Tabs /S>> There are actions we can take to help reduce the risk of catching COVID-19, and other respiratory infections, such as flu, and passing . If youve provided us with your email address, we will be in touch as soon as possible with an update. 8050. It is collected every 3 weeks on the same day as your black bags. Between November 21, 2022 and January 20, 2023, the Council will deliver a black box to homes across the county to hold glass bottles and jars for collection. They should also print their name and occupation alongside this information. For further information about the changes to waste and recycling collection or if you wish to sign up for our free hygiene and nappy waste collections, Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships, Supplier Information - Ordering and Payments, Changes to recycling and black bag collections from next week. A medical condition which means that they must always be accompanied by bulky medical equipment which cannot be carried around with the child without great difficulty. If youve provided us with your email address, we will be in touch as soon as possible with an update. You should not let others use the badge on your behalf without yourself being present, even if they are making a trip on your behalf. Please fill in the "Tell us more" box so that we can improve this page. Blue Badge Scheme Rights & Responsibilities in Wales leaflet. These are not provided by the Council, so you need to purchase your own. Outside normal office hours Delta Wellbeing provides an emergency service on 0300 333 2222. Please wrap securely or place in a card box before putting in your black bag. Carmarthenshire County Council is now increasing recycling collections across the county. Please fill in the "Tell us more" box so that we can improve this page. We also have a brand-new email and text messaging service where you can sign up and receive your waste collection reminder the night before your collection. Blue bags, for dry recycling, will now be collected every week, alongside the green bin for your food waste. Your feedback is really important to us. If youve provided us with your email address, we will be in touch as soon as possible with an update. If you have incontinence pads or colostomy/stoma bags - we have a separate, free hygiene waste collection for this waste. 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