This Cookie Policy explains how wastecollection.org/ may use cookies and similar technologies to run the website, measure performance, improve content and support advertising. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
Effective date: 28 June 2026
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites place on your browser or device. Some cookies are necessary for a website to work. Others help measure traffic, remember choices, prevent spam, support security or personalise advertising.
Types of cookies we may use
1. Essential cookies
Essential cookies help the website load, keep pages secure, remember basic settings, prevent spam or support content-management functions. These cookies are usually necessary for the site to operate properly.
2. Performance and analytics cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use wastecollection.org/. For example, they may show which council guides receive the most visits, which pages have high exit rates, which devices users rely on, and which pages need better navigation or clearer CTAs. We use this information to improve the website, not to handle private council-service issues.
3. Advertising cookies
If advertising is enabled, third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to this website or other websites. These cookies may support ad selection, frequency capping, fraud prevention and measurement. Google explains advertising-cookie disclosures in its AdSense required content guidance.
4. Functionality cookies
Functionality cookies may remember choices such as cookie preferences, display settings or other basic interactions. These features may vary depending on the tools active on the site.
Third-party cookies
Some cookies may be placed by third-party services used on our website, such as analytics providers, advertising partners, embedded maps, video embeds, security tools or spam-prevention systems. These third parties may process information under their own privacy policies.
How to control cookies
You can control cookies in several ways:
- Use the cookie or consent controls shown on our website, if available.
- Change your browser settings to block, delete or limit cookies.
- Use privacy tools or browser extensions to limit tracking.
- Review Google ad personalisation settings if you use Google services.
What happens if you block cookies?
Blocking cookies may reduce tracking, but it can also affect website functions. Some pages may load differently, preferences may not be remembered, embedded content may not work as expected and advertising may be less relevant.
Cookie changes
Our cookie use may change if we add or remove analytics, advertising, security, consent, map or media tools. We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect those changes.
Contact
For cookie questions, email contact@wastecollection.org.