Sorry; missed recycling in Mendip and South Somerset Nick Cater February 10, 2021February 19, 2021 Latest News Thursday 11 February 2021 – Coronavirus-related staff shortages led to missed recycling collections on Wednesday 10 February in Mendip and South Somerset. In Mendip, some streets have been missed in Shepton Mallet, Wells and nearby villages; in South Somerset, some street have been missed in Brympton, East Chinnock, East and West Coker, Higher and Lower Odcombe, Houndstone, Lufton and Yeovil. List of affected roads below. We regret that immediate return collections are not possible; please re-present recycling next week on Wednesday 17 February from 6am. UPDATE: A few further roads were not completed Wednesday but will have catch-up pick-up today Thursday 11 February – see that list further below. Rubbish, garden waste, clinical and bulky waste collections are NOT affected. For more recycling space, flatten and tear up card; rinse, quash and put tops back on plastic bottles; rinse and – if safe – crush cans. Stack boxes locked food bin on top. If materials cannot be stored or would present a health or fire risk, all recyclesites are on their usual schedules for essential visits only, and can take all kerbside materials for recycling. The only exception is food waste, which should be double bagged and put in your rubbish, or added to the energy-from-waste skip at any recycling site. All recycle site details, including essential safety measures: somersetwaste.gov.uk/allatall/ Recycling checklist: somersetwaste.gov.uk/recycling-collections/ If you need extra recycling containers, order them via My Waste Services at: somersetwaste.gov.uk Please observe all coronavirus safety advice for kerbside collections, including washing/sanitising hands before and after handing waste containers, disinfecting handles, and maintaining social distance from waste staff. For an explanation of coronavirus safety measures for collection crews and this month’s change to 6am starts, see: facebook.com/SomersetWaste/posts/3741870462515672 Roads missed that will be collected next week below – Shepton Mallet first, Wells second, Yeovil and nearby villages third. Then see the list of roads in Mendip with catch-up pick-ups today Thursday 11 February. Shepton Mallet (returning Wednesday 17 February) Bath Road Cats Ash Charlton Road Church Lane Cornhill Cowl Street Draycott Road Gold Hill Great Ostry High Street Hillmead Hollies Close Kilver Street Leg Square Leg Square Court Longbridge Meadow Rise Peter Street Pike Lane Princes Road Rectory Road Silk Close The Batch The Maples The Mead Town Lane Town Street Waterloo Road Whitstone Close Windsor Hill Lane York Mews Zion Hill Wells (returning Wednesday 17 February) Algar Court Ash Close Ash Grove Ash Lane Balch Road Barley Close Barnard Court Barnes Close Berryman Court Besley Court Bignal Rand Close Bignal Rand Drive Bishopslea Close Bristol Hill Brookes Court Bubwith Walk Burcott Lane Burcott Road Burcott Road Campkin Road Chamberlain Street Charter Way Cherry Orchard Drive Clements Close Coronation Road Crease Close Dairy Close Davies Court Durkheim Drive East Liberty Elm Close Fairways Fir Tor Avenue Golding Close Griffin Close Gypsy Lane Hamilton Court Hann Close Harewell Walk Hawkers Lane Hillside Close Hope Close Jocelyn Drive Kennion Road Keward Avenue Keward Close Keward Mill Way Keward Walk Lax Court Lethbridge Road Lovers Walk Martins Close Mary Road Merlin Drive Milton Lane Mountery Close Mountery Road Mullins Close New Street Nightingale Close North Liberty Old Mill Way Orchard Lea Osmond Drive Parsons Way Perkins Court Portway Portway Avenue Powell Court Priest Row Reakes Close Regency Court Reid Court Serel Drive Shady Lane Sheldon Drive Singleton Court Somerleaze Close Somerville Road Spring Rise St Andrew Street Stiles Court Stillington Close Tor Street Tuddington Gardens Tudway Close Vaughan Court Walnut Tree Close Welsh Court Wheeler Grove Wolsey Close Wood Close Wookey Hole Road Wookey Road Brympton, East Chinnock, East and West Coker, Higher and Lower Odcombe, Houndstone, Lufton, Yeovil (returning Wednesday 17 February) Arnewood Gardens Balls Hill Broadway Brookside Brympton Avenue Burroughes Avenue Camp Road Campion Drive Cedar Fields Cedar Grove Celandine Road Chantry View Chapel Hill Cherry Lane Chinnock Huts Lane Christopher Close Church Lane Church Terrace Churlands Close Coker Hollow Coronation Avenue Coryate Close Crane Road Danielsfield Road Denzil Close Donne Lane Dorchester Road Dray Road East Coker Road Falcon Road Fennel Way Ferndale Gardens Finch Close Flax Way Foxes Rest Foxglove Way Gooseacre Lane Great Corner Grebe Road Green Lane Ham Hill Road Harrier Drive Hawk Road Hawkins Way Heron Drive High Street Higson Close Hillgrove Avenue Hobby Way Home Drive Kestrel Way Kingfisher Drive Kingsland Grange Kite Place Lapwing Close Larkhill Road Larkhill Road Little Tarratt Lane Long Run Lower East Coker Road Lower Odcombe Lower Turners Barn Lane Lower Wraxhill Road Lufton Lane Lufton Manor Road Malmesbury Way Manor Farm Manor Street Marl Close Montacute Road Muchelney Way Old Road Orchard Close Owl Court Pavyotts Lane Peregrine Close Perrythorne Park Pipit Way Placket Lane Poplar Drive Preston Road Raglan Terrace Redlands Lane Rex Road Sandhurst Road Sandpiper Drive Springfield Place Springfield Road St Andrews Road St Patricks Road Stiby Road Street Lane Sutton Grange Tarratt Road Teal Road Tellis Cross The Cleve The Regents Trellech Court Turners Barn Lane West Coker Hill West Coker Road Westbury Gardens Westminster Windermere Close Windmill Lane Woodpecker Close Wraxhill Road Yeovil Road Villages in Mendip (returning today Thursday 11 February) Ash May Drove Ashmoor Drove Auckland Close Bagot Walk Barkham Close Bath Road Batts Lane Beadon Drive Bedford Road Bekynton Avenue Bennetts Lane Binegar Bottom Binegar Lane Bradfield Close Bristol Hill Bristol Road Broad Close Broad Road Buxtons Close Callow Hill Castle Lane Chapel Lane Chapel Lane Churchill Close Churchill Road East Clares Road Croft Lane East Water Lane Eden Drive Everett Close Finch Close Gilbert Scott Road Glastonbury Road Godwin Close Green Ore Estate Grunters Lane Hawkers Lane Haydon Drove Highcroft Lane Hillgrove Road Kingdom Kings Lane Kingscombe Knapp Hill Knight Road Lake Close Lyatt Lane Manning Close Marchants Hill Mares Lane Maxwell Road Misburg Close Moss Close Nevilles Batch Old Frome Road Peace Close Peace Close Lane Penn Close Perry Lake Lane Plumptre Avenue Priddy Road Pullen Court Roemead Road Roughmoor Lane Roundwell Close Rowdens Road School Lane Sealey Crescent South Meadow St Thomas Street Stancombe Lane Station Road Stockhill Stoneleigh Sunday School Lane Swans Lane Swanshard Lane Thorne Lane Tor Wood View Torhill Lane Underhill Underhill Close Vicarage Road Village Lane Wainwright Court Walnut Grove Wand Road Waterer Way Wells Hill Bottom Wells Road Westway Close Willson Close Woodbury Avenue Woodbury Close Hembury Lane Zion Hill [end]