When a council or someone working for a council collects your waste, they must do it quickly, efficiently, and at regular times. You can expect your waste to be collected in a way that works well and doesn't take too long. The council or the person collecting your waste on their behalf must make sure this happens regularly, you can find more information about this by looking at the related law.
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53: Proceeds from activities and services must be used in implementing waste management and minimisation plan, or
"Money from selling waste-related things must help reduce waste"
55: Health Protection Officer may serve notice on territorial authority for causing nuisance, or
"Health Protection Officers can tell councils to fix waste collection problems that are causing a nuisance"
A territorial authority that provides a service that collects waste, or any person who provides a service that collects waste on behalf of a territorial authority, must do so promptly, efficiently, and at regular intervals.
