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Council to reduce recycling collections to every three weeks

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Allshallbewell2021 · 09/04/2024 22:20

I saw this in the fine print coming to us for spring 2025.

Fortnightly for black bins and every three weeks for recycling.

I get it - they're all completely broke.

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Angeldelight50 · 09/04/2024 22:48

3 week collections here, it’s a nightmare! Our bins are constantly over flowing. There has been a few occasions where they have refused to take our recycling bin which means it’s 6 weeks before it’s finally collected 😳.

@Whatevershallidowithmylife I used to not bother with the food bin but had to start when we were switched to 3 week collections. It is actually super easy and makes taking the general waste bin outside a dream as it’s now so lightweight and not absolutely stinking 😅.

justasking111 · 09/04/2024 22:48

We've been four weekly black bins for years. They don't smell though because we have food bins collected weekly, ditto paper, cardboard, plastic, tin, glass collected weekly.

I'm dreading them reducing recycling to fortnightly our trolley block just isn't big enough. Mind you their wagons aren't either. So they'll save money elsewhere.

Famfirst · 09/04/2024 22:46

I'd love that level of service. We've had once a month bin collections for all of our bins fir years now so we have to go to the local tip with out household rubbish at least once a week.

Whatevershallidowithmylife · 09/04/2024 22:44

We have a landfill bin, a recycling bin and a cardboard bin which are every 3 weeks and a food bin every week. All perfectly doable (and I don’t use food bin) 🤢

fromtheshires · 09/04/2024 22:43

Whilst the idea is sound, we would be stuffed for 3 weekly recycling. We have two big bins for recycling and they are filled every time to the brim as we recycle so much!

The green bin we pay for which is every two weeks (no issue paying for that) and we have a small black bin. If that goes to every three weeks again we will be stuffed as it's half the size of a normal black bin in an effort to get you to recycle more.

INeedAnotherName · 09/04/2024 22:42

dementedpixie · 09/04/2024 22:38

We have had a 3 week cycle for a few years now including the general waste. Only our food/garden waste bin is every 2 weeks. Its only the food waste bin that tends to get maggots in the summer

We don't have food waste bins, it's either black or recycling. Both tend to be very full every two weeks.

I'm off to read our council pages and hope they haven't changed to 3 weeks.

lifeisafunnyoldgame · 09/04/2024 22:39

Been a 3 week cycle for at least 15 years here.

dementedpixie · 09/04/2024 22:38

We have had a 3 week cycle for a few years now including the general waste. Only our food/garden waste bin is every 2 weeks. Its only the food waste bin that tends to get maggots in the summer

WannabeCatLady · 09/04/2024 22:32

Ours are upping what can be recycled and black bins will be every 3 weeks. Dreading the summer smell.

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