CHANGES to waste and recycling collections in North Somerset – including three-weekly rubbish pick-ups – are coming in June.
North Somerset Council (NSC) said the changes aim to make recycling easier and reduce waste.
For most households, black bin collections – rubbish – will switch from fortnightly to three-weekly, while a wider range of recycling materials will be collected each week, including plastic bags and soft plastic wrapping.
Soft plastic wrapping includes items like crisp packets, bread bags, cling film, film lids, biscuit wrappers and vegetable packaging.
As well as changes to what is picked up, most households will also see a change in the day their collections occur.
Information packs outlining each household’s new arrangements will be sent out in May.
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Councillor Annemieke, NSC’s executive member for climate, waste and sustainability, said: “We want to make North Somerset a thriving and sustainable place to live, work and visit.
“We introduced weekly kerbside recycling collections of a wide range of materials including food waste 15 years ago, and know many people are supportive and enthusiastic about recycling as much as possible.
“However, of the total waste put in black bins, 45 per cent is still made up of recycling. Over a quarter of the bin (27 per cent) is food waste, and almost half of this is unopened food still in its packaging. This is not only wasteful, but costs both residents and the council money.
Crisp packets and bread bags are among items that will be collected under the new scheme in North Somerset
“I’m so pleased we’ll soon be collecting plastic bags and soft plastic wrapping for recycling as these materials take up a lot of space in black bins.
“As well as making recycling easier, these changes will significantly reduce the costs associated with waste disposal and instead generate savings of more than £1 million a year to help fund vital local services.”
Delivery of new red recycling bags has started, while a new council app will launch later this month, allowing users to set up bin day reminders, get real-time service updates and check what to do with any item.
“There is additional support available for anyone who’s worried they will struggle with the changes,” Cllr Waite added.
So they increase the taxes they are scamming us for and provide less service as usual, how long do they think people will put up with the farce. People should wake up and stop paying taxes into this scam, it doesn’t get spent on local services it goes towards funding their massive above inflation ring fenced pensions and obscene executive wages…