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Calendar Communications

Options
The perpetual problem: how to communicate with everyone ?   Waste and recycling is probably the nearest thing a Council has to a truly universal service, so in this case “everyone” means almost literally everyone.

With varied housing, locations, prosperities, outlooks, abilities, languages, age groups and social mixes it can be difficult to reach all of the people and properties you serve, and find a communications medium that is equally accessible to all of your customers.

In broad terms these are the choices:

  1. Printed calendars, regular issues, 100% mailed (or delivered by hand)
  2. Website calendars, with printed copies issued “on demand” for those that request them
  3. Website calendars with a self-service print facility
  4. Smartphone Application
  5. Social media (Facebook, Twitter etc.)
  6. Don’t bother ! (perhaps not a realistic option, but an option nonetheless)

Of course, you’ll probably want to use a combination of these methods, and a different mix at different times.

A printed calendar issue to all householders can be a very cost-effective investment if you’re making major changes to your collection regime (see calendar benefits and case studies). But if your collections are more settled, then just a website presence with or without a smartphone application may be judged the best compromise. Social media (and some smartphone apps) although they may only reach a part of your audience can be remarkably effective when there are unexpected changes to communicate, like a break in service due to extreme weather.

The CH2 calendars system is designed to generate all the materials you need for options 1, 2 and 3 above. 

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We are a consultancy company dedicated to providing specialist support to UK Local Authorities. We specialise in engineering, infrastructure and environment with a particular emphasis on waste management.

What we do

- Interim management;
- Project management
- Service review
- Option appraisal
- Cost modelling
- Refuse collection calendars

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