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      <title>Council gears up for new weekly food waste collections</title>
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      <description>Sevenoaks District Council will begin delivering food waste caddies to around 50,000 households from Monday 30 March 2026, ahead of the launch of its new weekly food waste collection service.</description>
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      <description>The Council is investing £9 million to increase the variety of goods it collects from residents, whilst making its waste collection service more cost-efficient and better for the environment.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 12:34:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Council considers changes to recycling and waste collections</title>
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      <description>Sevenoaks District Councillors are considering proposals to modernise and improve local recycling and waste collections.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 10:55:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Residents have their say on waste!</title>
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      <description>Thousands of residents shared their views on Sevenoaks District Council’s waste and recycling collection services as part of the ‘BIG Waste Conversation’ survey.</description>
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      <title>Residents to have their say on waste</title>
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      <description>The public can have their say on the future of Sevenoaks District Council’s waste collection services by taking part in the ‘BIG Waste Conversation’ survey.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Council to consider new glass and food waste doorstep collections</title>
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      <description>Sevenoaks District Council has published a draft ‘Domestic Waste &amp;amp; Recycling Strategy’ that sets out a broad vision to improve the carbon and cost efficiency of its waste collection services.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Volunteer litter picker is recognised with award</title>
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      <description>A local man, who has been helping to keep his community clean for more than a year, has had his efforts recognised by Sevenoaks District Council.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Sevenoaks District Council is taking action to help the environment while protecting its waste collection service.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Tackling the sticky issue of street gum</title>
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      <description>Sevenoaks District Council has secured a further £25,000 to remove chewing gum stuck to the pavements of Swanley and Westerham.</description>
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