Over 40 councils across the UK are considering reducing their waste services schedule
As many as one in 10 councils across the UK are considering reducing one or more of their bin collection services, new data has revealed.
A new Freedom of Information request has revealed that around five million Britons are at risk of having their waste collected far less frequently, while eight million could experience some type of change to their collection schedule.
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The figures come after Bristol City Council received widespread backlash after announcing that they are considering reducing their bin collection times to just once a month, a move they said could save them £2million a year.
The local authority in the city is also joined by councils in Carmarthenshire and East Ayrshire, who are also considering changing residual waste collection to once every four weeks.
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A poll last week also revealed that the majority of Britons would feel “very negative” if bin collections were changed to once every four weeks.
New data from TaxPayers’ Alliance has revealed that 42 councils are contemplating slashes back the services.
Councils that plan to change black bin collections from once every three weeks to once every four weeks.
Councils that plan to change black bin collections from once every two weeks to once every three weeks
Councils that plan to change black bin collections from once every week to once every two weeks
Councils that plan to change recycling waste collections from once every three weeks to four weeks
Councils that plan to change recycling waste collections from once every two weeks to three weeks
Councils that plan to change recycling waste collections from once every week to two weeks
Councils that plan to change food waste collections from once every week to two weeks
Other councils planning to switch up bin collection times are:
Joanna Marchong, investigations campaign manager of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Residents will be left wondering what to do when the bin lorries don’t show up and the rubbish piles high.
“A shocking number of councils are considering cutting collections, which would leave people facing ever-growing mountains of waste.
“Town halls need to stop making a mess of basic services and focus on delivering what taxpayers pay for.”
