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Environment and Waste

This includes the rubbish, recycling and compost (brown bin) collections, private water supplies, noise nuisance, bonfires, pest control, landscaping and the council's climate change initiatives.
  • Brown bins being emptied
    This section contains information about the waste collection services offered by the council.
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    The council's Environmental Health & Licensing Department may be able to take action if waste is attracting pests or may present a risk to health.
  • Environment and Waste images
    Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council does not provide a drain clearing or unblocking service to owner occupiers or commercial premises.
  • Prestige in WGC
    For information about how we look after public areas and the streetscene.
  • Landscaping WGC town centre
    We manage and preserve a range of trees, woods, parks, allotments and nature reserves in the borough, keeping Welwyn Hatfield lush and green.
  • The dog warden deals with stray dogs, nuisance from barking dogs, preventing dog fouling and pet identification (micro-chipping).
  • Handside Lane
    The Housing Trust's Community Development Team works to tackle anti-social behaviour in Welwyn Hatfield.
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    The Council will deal with unauthorised encampments on Council land.
  • water supplies
    A number of properties in the borough use private water supplies, which is a water supply which is not provided by Veolia Water. Most of these supplies are situated in rural parts of the borough, and the source of the supply is generally a well or a borehole, although spring water supplies are not uncommon.
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    The council has powers to deal with noise that causes distress (Statutory Noise Nuisance) - this is noise that significantly interferes with the enjoyment of your home. It has to be unreasonable and persistent. There is no set level of noise that is considered to be a statutory noise nuisance.
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    Welwyn Hatfield borough is not a smoke control area and there are no by-laws regarding the times that residents may have bonfires.
  • Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council offers residents a comprehensive subsidised pest control service for domestic premises. Additional support or free treatments are available for customers in receipt of certain qualifying benefits.
  • Traffic
    We monitor air quality to protect and inform the community
  • Contaminated land
    The council is responsible for making sure contaminated land within the borough is identified and managed.

This page was last updated on 12/10/2012