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kerbside

[kurb-sahyd]

noun

British.
  1. curbside.



kerbside

/ ˈkɜːbˌsaɪd /

noun

    1. the edge of a pavement where it drops to the level of the road

    2. ( as modifier )

      kerbside rubbish collections

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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This month, the council said it had been collecting an average of approximately 1,330 tonnes of kerbside waste every day, more than it did prior to industrial action, and over the past six months had collected more than 100,000 tonnes of kerbside waste.

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Doncaster Council now offers kerbside collections for vapes and household batteries, to make it easier for residents to recycle them, and reduce the numbers being incorrectly thrown away.

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In the Vale of Glamorgan, one of the country's top performing local authorities, a trial has seen residents in part of the county bag up their soft plastics for collection at the kerbside, rather than binning them or taking them to a supermarket.

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"You're more likely to put it out on the kerbside than you are to bother to go down to your corner shop and give it back."

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In further strike action, kerbside green waste and recycling collections have been suspended.

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