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Love Essex is the official website of the Essex Waste Partnership - working together to drive change and reduce our impact on the environment.

A man wearing a yellow hi-vis vest loading a bed frame onto a van, via a ramp.

31 January 2025

Rehome your unwanted medical aids

We have recently partnered with MedEquip, so you can now drop off unwanted medical aids at Clacton Recycling Centre. The items are then cleaned, refurbished, tested and re-homed to help others.

Large fly tip on country lane including rubble, green waste and children’s toys.

22 January 2025

Let’s SCRAP fly tipping!

We’re pleased to announce the launch of a new campaign aimed to reduce the incidents, and impact, of fly tipping across the county.

Left to right: two reusable period pads and a menstrual cup are laid on a green background accompanied by two flowers. A grey metal compost bin with food waste being thrown out on the bin into the air. Three reusable nappies, one yellow, one white and one pink are laid on a pink background with a white bottle.

10 January 2025

Take our Home Habits survey for a chance to win!

Tell us your views on cloth nappies, composting, and reusable period products and be in with a chance of winning one of five £20 Love2Shop vouchers.

17 April 2024

Businesses invited to learn about the draft waste strategy

Businesses of all sizes are invited to lunch and to learn about how the draft waste strategy will affect them.

15 March 2024

Top tips for recycling at Easter

Over 80 million Easter eggs are sold in the UK each year, with the cardboard, foil and Easter cards generating an estimated 8,000 tonnes of waste!

Person next to car with it's boot open at a recycling centre.

1 March 2024

Bookings set to stay at recycling centres

A decision has been made to keep the booking process at all 21 recycling centres permanently.