Waste Strategy - options for future kerbside collection service

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Current kerbside waste and recycling service

Waste typeFrequency of collectionContainer type
Household waste2 weekly180 litre bin
RecyclingWeekly kerbside2 x boxes
Garden2 weekly240 litre bin
FoodWeekly
Co-collect
Food bin


Future kerbside waste and recycling service

A number of options for our future kerbside waste and recycling service have been considered based on the following criteria:

  • Impacts on residents including ease of use
  • Cost
  • Environmental impacts
  • Service flexibility - ensuring we can adapt to changes in technology, the economy and meet our climate change ambitions

Two options we are considering are:

Option A

Waste type

Frequency of collection

Container type

Household waste

2 weekly

180 litre wheeled bin

Recycling

2 weekly

2 x wheeled bin

Garden

2 weekly

240 litre wheeled bin

Food

Weekly

Food bin


Option B

Waste type

Frequency of collection

Container type

Household waste

3 weekly

240 litre wheeled bin

Recycling

3 weekly

2 x wheeled bin

Garden

3 weekly

240 litre wheeled bin

Food

Weekly

Food bin


Option A
Week 1 Food waste and household waste.
Week 2 Food waste and Recycling

Option B
For example, your collection schedule may look like this:
Week 1 Food waste and general household waste
Week 2 Food waste and recycling bin A
Week 3 Food waste, and recycling bin B.

What is the difference between option A and option B?

  • Garden recycling and waste will be collected every three weeks in option B compared to every two weeks in option A.
  • Of the two options, option A will require more vehicles, therefore have increased carbon emissions and cost more to deliver.
  • Option B will require fewer vehicles, reducing our carbon emissions and cost less to deliver.
  • Option B would achieve a higher recycling rate compared to option A.
  • For option B, you would have a bigger household waste wheeled bin.

Note that both option A and option B save money and emissions compared to the current scheme. Option B would also achieve a higher recycling rate compared to the current scheme.







Current kerbside waste and recycling service

Waste typeFrequency of collectionContainer type
Household waste2 weekly180 litre bin
RecyclingWeekly kerbside2 x boxes
Garden2 weekly240 litre bin
FoodWeekly
Co-collect
Food bin


Future kerbside waste and recycling service

A number of options for our future kerbside waste and recycling service have been considered based on the following criteria:

  • Impacts on residents including ease of use
  • Cost
  • Environmental impacts
  • Service flexibility - ensuring we can adapt to changes in technology, the economy and meet our climate change ambitions

Two options we are considering are:

Option A

Waste type

Frequency of collection

Container type

Household waste

2 weekly

180 litre wheeled bin

Recycling

2 weekly

2 x wheeled bin

Garden

2 weekly

240 litre wheeled bin

Food

Weekly

Food bin


Option B

Waste type

Frequency of collection

Container type

Household waste

3 weekly

240 litre wheeled bin

Recycling

3 weekly

2 x wheeled bin

Garden

3 weekly

240 litre wheeled bin

Food

Weekly

Food bin


Option A
Week 1 Food waste and household waste.
Week 2 Food waste and Recycling

Option B
For example, your collection schedule may look like this:
Week 1 Food waste and general household waste
Week 2 Food waste and recycling bin A
Week 3 Food waste, and recycling bin B.

What is the difference between option A and option B?

  • Garden recycling and waste will be collected every three weeks in option B compared to every two weeks in option A.
  • Of the two options, option A will require more vehicles, therefore have increased carbon emissions and cost more to deliver.
  • Option B will require fewer vehicles, reducing our carbon emissions and cost less to deliver.
  • Option B would achieve a higher recycling rate compared to option A.
  • For option B, you would have a bigger household waste wheeled bin.

Note that both option A and option B save money and emissions compared to the current scheme. Option B would also achieve a higher recycling rate compared to the current scheme.