Fury at plan to restrict to bin collections to once a MONTH as part of green plan 'to boost recycling'
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Fury at plan to restrict to bin collections to once a MONTH as part of green plan 'to boost recycling'

Daily Mail  

A Green-run council could become the first in England to move to monthly bin collections. Bristol City Council today launched a consultation on collecting non-recyclable waste from residents only every three or four weeks. If Bristol City Council pushes ahead with its four-weekly plan, it will spark fears that other cash-strapped local authorities might also be encouraged to implement monthly waste collections. A Green-run council could become the first in England to move to monthly bin collections Bristol City Council has launched a consultation on collecting non-recyclable waste from residents only every three or four weeks The council's deputy leader, Green Party councillor Heather Mack, told the BBC: 'There's due to be a tax on the residual waste we send to be processed, for the carbon in that. Under the plans, Bristol City Council said food waste and recycling would be collected once a week, but non-recyclable waste would only be collected once every three or four weeks.

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Bristol's Green run council 'ditches plan' to restrict bin collections to once a MONTH amid outrage from residents
2 weeks ago

Bristol's Green run council 'ditches plan' to restrict bin collections to once a MONTH amid outrage from residents

Daily Mail  

Bristol's Green Party run council have dropped plans to collect residents' black bins only once a month following outrage from locals. Bristol City Council had launched a six-week consultation which included the option of switching to monthly bin collections in order to save more than £2 million a year and boost recycling rates. Any decision to change the frequency of …

Is YOUR bin going to be emptied less often? Councils plan MONTHLY collections for five million people despite tax rise
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Is YOUR bin going to be emptied less often? Councils plan MONTHLY collections for five million people despite tax rise

Daily Mail  

Millions of taxpayers face having their bins collections reduced to just once a month within weeks as scores of cash-strapped councils cut back the vital service. More than eight million people could experience some kind of change to their bin collection schedule if all proposals are waved through, with almost five million of these seeing a reduction. The vast majority …

Fury over leaked plans for major change to bin collection that will affect thousands in council bid to save cash
4 months, 1 week ago

Fury over leaked plans for major change to bin collection that will affect thousands in council bid to save cash

Daily Mail  

A council is facing fierce backlash from residents over leaked plans to cut black bin collections to just once a month in a bid to save cash. The proposal has sparked an outcry from locals who fear less regular bin collections would increase fly-tipping, hit young families hardest and lead to stinky bins. Hannah Winter, 51, and her partner Sharif …

Bins now collected just once every three weeks for 1.4m households
3 years, 9 months ago

Bins now collected just once every three weeks for 1.4m households

The Telegraph  

Bin collections from households just once every three weeks have risen 20-fold in the last five years, research shows, as cash-strapped councils blame pressure to increase recycling. The Government is considering new guidance to councils to ensure a minimum fortnightly bin collection, but not a return to standard weekly collections, which have halved in the last decade. Reducing black bin …

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