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Increasing the range of recycling we collect and switching to three-weekly black bin collections will reduce waste, protect the environment and generate savings of more than £1m a year to help fund vital local services.
An analysis of our black bin waste found that almost half (45 per cent) could have been recycled.
More than a quarter (27 per cent) of the total waste put in black bins was food waste, and almost half of this was unopened food still in its packaging.
Food waste generates an income of £22 per tonne, compared to a £138 cost per tonne to dispose of it.
Food waste recycling will still be collected every week. If you’re not yet recycling food waste, containers can be ordered from our website.
Not all properties are suitable for a less frequent black bin collection. Properties with communal collections and many town centre properties will keep their current frequency, though it is likely the collection day will change.
Information packs have been sent to properties where collection frequency is changing.
This pack also contains information about recycling plastic bags and soft plastic wrapping, and a collection calendar for the next 12 months.
Interim arrangements
Some households will have a gap of more than three weeks between their old and new black bin collection day.
Details of whether that affects you will be in your information pack so please look out for it and check.
Depending on the length of the gap, we’ve included information in the letter about the arrangements we’re offering.
For some households this will be a one-off ‘interim’ collection on a Saturday so please check carefully to see when to put your bin out.
This one-off collection date will not show up on either the online collection date checker or in the app, so you'll not receive a reminder for this collection.