Alexa
You can now ask your Alexa device for information provided by Cheshire West and Chester Council. To do this you will need to enable our skill in your Alexa app.
How to enable our skill
To enable our skill on your smart device please see our Amazon Alexa page.
Alternatively, follow the simple four step process to enable and launch.
Step one
First you will need to open your Alexa app on your smart device and click on the more option at the bottom right of the screen.
Step two
You will then need to click on the skills and games option. From here you will be able to search for Cheshire West and Chester Council.
Step three
Once you have selected Cheshire West and Chester, press the launch button and this will tie the skill to your Alexa account allowing it to be accessible from your linked devices.
Step four
The skill will ask for your location and name permissions. This is needed for the skill to work fully and is used to determine address information for the waste and location information provided by the skill.
You will need your full residential address setup on your device, for example "1 High Street" as the Street Address, "Chester" as the Town/City and "CH1 2HQ" as the Postcode.
Using the skill
Once you have enabled our skill you can say 'Alexa open My Council' to open the skill.
Once you have said this Alexa will respond that the skill has now started and you can ask a question for example:
when do my bins go out
Alternative way to use the skill
The examples below show an alternative way you can ask Alexa to open the skill.
Alexa, ask my council to Report a missed bin
Alexa, ask my council when do my bins go out
Alexa, ask my council where is my nearest recycling centre
When does my bin go out
When do my bins go out
When is the bin collection
When is the next bin collection
When will my bin be collected
How often are my bins collected
When will my rubbish be collected
When will my bin be emptied
When is my next bin collection
When does my domestic bin go out
When does my black bin go out
When does my blue lidded bin go out
When does my red lidded bin go out
When does my recycling bin go out
When does my blue bin go out
When does my red bin go out
When will my recycling bin be emptied
When does my garden bin go out
When does my brown bin go out
When does my food bin go out
When is the food waste bin collection
When is the food bin collection
When is the brown bin collection
When is my next food waste collection
When is my next food bin collection
When is my next brown bin collection
When will my food bin be emptied
When will my food waste bin be emptied
When will my brown bin be emptied
What can i put in the red lidded bin
What can i put in the black lidded bin
What can I put in the blue lidded bin
Report a missed bin
Report a missed domestic bin
Report a missed recycling bin
Report a missed food bin
Report a missed garden bin
Where is my nearest recycling centre
Where is my nearest tip
How do i dispose of bulky waste
Where is my closest library
Which is my nearest library
Where is my nearest Council Office
Which is my local Resident Assistance Point
Which is my local play area
What's my nearest play area
Which is my local park
What's my nearest park
Providing feedback or reporting an issue
If you have encountered an issue with the skill or want to make a suggestion on how we can enhance it, please use the form below.