‘Terrible idea!’ Locals fuming as Green council to cut bin collections to just ONCE a month

The major city currently has the highest recycling rate in England – at 45 per cent for household waste.

However, the council has said that this rate is now dropping so need to introduce a change to combat this.

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The local authority has begun a public consultation on potential changes which will run until March 10. It comes after leaked documents revealed black bin collections could be adjusted.

Heather Mack, the council’s deputy leader, said the move would reduce the cost and “the impact on the environment”.

Councillor Martin Fodor, the chair of the environment and sustainability committee, added: “We firmly believe that by collecting black bin waste once every three or four weeks instead of two will increase the amount of waste our city recycles, reduce costs and significantly lower carbon emissions.”

However, some residents and political opponents have fired back at the changes, fearing that it could lead to more non-recyclable rubbish being fly-tipped.

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Heather Mack, the council’s deputy leader said the move would reduce the cost and ‘the impact on the environment’

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Almost 2,000 people have so far signed a Labour-led petition against the idea.

Tom Renhard, leader of the local Labour group, said: “There needs to be a focus on sorting out the existing service. I’m getting an increasing number of complaints from local residents across the city that recycling isn’t being collected and black bins aren’t being collected on [the current] two-weekly basis.

He added: “Some of my residents haven’t had a recycling collection this side of Christmas.”

Vexed residents flooded to social media to complain.

One said: “It’ll increase the amount of fly tippers and it’ll mean our streets are even more unkept than they are now.”

Another wrote: “Terrible idea. Their argument that it would force people to recycle more is flawed too. Recycling is not made easy by the huge variations in what’s accepted in different counties and poor labeling on many containers, especially plastics.”

“Absolutely ridiculous, the black bin is the main bin, even the blue carrier bag for recycling is not big enough as it is,” a third commented.

Many fear that it could lead to more non-recyclable rubbish being fly-tipped

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However, some agreed with the Greens and praised the move.

“I think it’s a brilliant idea,” one user said. “There is far too much that people waste when there is no need for it. If spent cat litter could be composted I’d have no need for a black bin at all.”

Another resident commented: “I think it’s a brilliant idea. There is far too much that people waste when there is no need for it. If spent cat litter could be composted I’d have no need for a black bin at all.”

In November, leaked documents first revealed that Bristol City Council could be making the cuts.

If implemented, the move would mark a significant shift in waste collection practices for Bristol residents, who currently receive bi-weekly black bin collections.

According to council documents, Bristol’s waste and recycling service is facing additional costs of between £5 to £9million per year.

The rising expenses are attributed to changes in regulation, increasing operational costs, inflation and investment requirements.

The council warns that without cost reductions, they “may need to reduce services and performance standards”.

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