Please find attached the latest Briefing from Somerset Waste Partnership, with news on collections day changes and recycling site opening over the festive period, weather watch, how to waste less this Christmas, and repair and reuse opportunities in the coming weeks.

Avian Influenza has been in the country for over a year and since 1 October 2022 there has been 90 confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in England alone.  Which brings the total number to 222 cases of HPAI H5N1 in England since the H5N1 outbreak started on 27 October 2021.  As you may know this strain of the AI is what they call zoonotic in that Humans can catch it, although very treatable people have died from it.    13 of the AI outbreaks have been in Devon/Somerset and this effects our economic trade as well.

Please see attached poster providing essential biosecurity and housing requirements for chicken and turkey keepers.

Please find attached the latest Briefing, including the first Somerset Recycle Week, the 2021-22 Recycling Track report, more on the Fixy reuse van, and the switch to winter hours for all recycle sites.

Please find attached the June Briefing from Somerset Waste Partnership, just a little early ahead of all the waste day changes for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Also this time: latest on the Fixy van and Somerset’s repair cafe network, garden waste renewals, bargain compost bins, and better recycle collections from flats.