Recycling collections are paused today.
If it’s your scheduled recycling collection today, please leave your bin out and crews will be back tomorrow or Monday.
Thanks for your patience.
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- Due to the heat, collections are taking longer than usual to allow crews to take water breaks. Tomorrow, we'll only collect green and brown bins. If your blue bin is due, please still put it out . We'll collect it on Saturday or Monday instead. Thank you for your patience.
- It remains impossibly hot and the Red Heat-Health alert is still in place. Please take care of yourselves and look out for others, particularly those that are vulnerable. Remember to drink lots of fluids, apply suncream and please don’t leave anyone in a closed vehicle.
Due to the extreme heat, our bin collections will be slower than usual. This is to allow our crews to have much needed hydration breaks. If we don’t get to your bin on your scheduled day, then please leave it out and we will return for it.
Further guidance on dealing with the heat and it’s impact on our services - - It's 24 hours since the Council unanimously agreed to award Coventry City Football Club the freedom of the city. 🎉 Read more in the article on our website. ⬇️ orlo.uk/hZs02
- 📣 HAF bookings are now open! Free activities and meals are available from 21 July - 1 September for eligible children and young people aged 4–18. Check out what's on offer. Link in comments.👇
00:00See what's on offer: orlo.uk/Zz1J8 - The World Cup has started!⚽ Win or loose, it is never ok to take your feelings out on those around you. If you think that the result of any games will affect your behaviour, it’s time to get help via the link below. If you have experienced abuse, there is help available.
Get support if you're experiencing abuse, or worried about your own behaviour - - The Holiday Activities and Food programme is back this summer! ☀️ Eligible children aged 4–18 can access FREE activities and meals over the holidays. Bookings open 18 June. Check eligibility and sign up via link in comments.
- In honour of @Coventry_City ’s incredible return to the Premier League, councillors will consider awarding the club the Freedom of the City at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on Tuesday 23 June. Find out more on our website. Link in the comments
- Bands in the Park returns! 🎵 Enjoy eight free live music performances in Coventry’s parks. The series kicks off Sunday 7 June at War Memorial Park, featuring the Standard Triumph Pipe Band. Bring your friends and family and enjoy great music. Full programme in comments👇
- Want your brown‑lidded garden waste collected? You’ll need a subscription permit. New permits run 1 June 2026 - 31 May 2027, and the cost remains £40 per bin.
- Eid Mubarak to all those celebrating Eid al‑Adha in Coventry. Everyone at Coventry City Council wishes you a blessed day filled with peace, reflection and togetherness.
- Do you want your brown‑lidded garden waste collected? Then you’ll need a subscription permit. New permits run 1 June 2026 - 31 May 2027, and the cost remains £40 per bin.
