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BBC News
5 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Kirklees Council to launch glass and food waste collections
Glass and food waste recycling collections are to be introduced in Kirklees in a major change to services in the move is the result of government plans to standardise bin collections across England from the changes will not come into force in Kirklees before 2028 due to the council's existing waste contract with Council said the new model would require major changes to its current recycling model, with new bins, equipment and infrastructure needed to deliver the service. Under the government's Simpler Recycling initiative all councils in England will have to collect residual waste or non-recyclable material, dry recyclables including glass and metal and paper and cards, and food the changes come in homes are expected to have a minimum of three wheelie bins and a 23 litre caddy for food waste, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Hawkins, cabinet member for highways and waste in Kirklees, said: "The government's Simpler Recycling plan gives us the opportunity to make a once-in-a-generation improvement to the service for all households in Kirklees."These are big changes so we need to plan them carefully to get the new service right for residents."He said they would also need to invest in new equipment and infrastructure and would take their time and "engage with communities"."While we plan these improvements for the future, we need to make sure we're getting the basics right in the current service," he is one of a number of authorities faced with making changes, neighbouring Leeds City Council introduced bins for glass waste for the first time last year. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
31-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Flintshire council apologises after Gronant bin collection delay
Flintshire council has apologised to residents who say their bins have not been collected for 10 weeks leaving them with flies and residents in the village of Gronant say they have had to wait weeks for their black bins to be collected, with the summer heat exacerbating hygiene concerns in the reports are the latest in a run of complaints around delayed bin collections in the area, after the local authority introduced a three-week rota in council described the issue as "isolated" and said it was continuing to make improvements across its waste service. David Wilson, 76, is a permanent resident of the Dunkason Caravan Park and is one of multiple residents who claim to have had issues with flies as a result of the waste being left out."The last time the bins were taken was 10 weeks ago now," he said."There are flies and maggots in them and the bin lorries have just driven past the end of the road," he lived in the area for 40 years, Mr Wilson said the bins had never been an issue in the past, until this year."They collect the recycling fine but the black bin waste, no chance," he added. Don Layfield, who lives just next to the park, said he was advised to dispose of the waste himself when he raised a complaint."Who wants that in their car? Bin bags full of maggots and god knows what," the 62-year-old said."It's been the warmest months of the year and the rubbish has just been left."Mr Layfield said the issue was becoming too much, with people walking by beginning to complain about the flies."We just want our bins to be collected when they say they will," he said. In response to the complaints, a spokesperson for Flintshire County Council apologised to Mr Wilson and Mr Layfield directly."We understand how disruptive this has been – particularly during warmer weather – and we appreciate the concerns they've raised about the impact on hygiene and wellbeing."They pledged to ensure bin collections in Gronant were resolved, adding: "While we recognise that isolated issues like this are frustrating, we are continuing to make improvements across the waste service to increase reliability and better support residents who may need additional help."
BBC News
01-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Blaby residents invited to comment on bin collection shake-up
People living in Blaby are being invited to take part in a six-week consultation on major changes to bin District Council says it will start giving houses indoor and outdoor food caddies for separately storing material, as from 31 March next year all councils in England must introduce a separate weekly food waste also says it will only collect cardboard that is placed in the recycling bin "with the lid closed" from 1 November, rather than the current arrangement that allows items to be left at the side of the consultation runs until 12:00 BST on 8 August, with contributors invited to visit the authority's website. Canvassing locals "will help us understand how they might affect different households, what additional support might be needed and whether any adjustments are needed", the authority food waste collected in separate bins "will go to specialist centres to generate cheap and clean energy and produce fertiliser for farmers", while the changes to cardboard collections "will increase crew safety, ensure better quality recycling as the cardboard stays clean and dry and lead to cleaner streets".
BBC News
16-06-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Soaring temperatures prompt earlier bin collections in Leicester
Leicester City Council says it intends to start bin collections earlier to protect staff from soaring authority said it wanted to give collection crews, working for waste firm Biffa, the chance to start earlier with a heatwave anticipated in the coming across the city are being asked to make sure their wheelie bins and orange recycling bags are ready for collection by 06:00 BST, from Wednesday 18 June to Tuesday 24 council has urged people to leave rubbish out the night before collection is due. A council spokesperson said: "Biffa's collection crews do a brilliant job in often challenging circumstances. With some very hot temperatures expected again this week, it's important that we do our bit to help out."That's why we're asking people to remember to put their orange bags and bins out the night before collection day to make sure they are ready for the crews from 06:00."Household waste recycling centres at Gypsum Close and Freemen's Common will be open from 08:00 until 20:00 as normal, the council said.
BBC News
30-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Worker caught in bin lorry mechanism by bungee cord in Scottish Borders
A refuse worker in the Scottish Borders has been injured after being caught and dropped by a bin lorry's lifting man was taken to hospital after becoming tangled in a bungee cord attached to a household wheelie bin on a rural Borders Council said the man was later discharged and a full health and safety investigation would be held into the incident on Friday said the use of automated lifting mechanisms would be suspended during the investigation, with bin collections disrupted across the region. It warned of a "significant impact" on waste services due to additional time needed for workers to operate the mechanism council said in a statement: "The extra time required and will most likely result in disruptions and missed collections. "We would like to stress to householders the seriousness of this issue and the importance of not using bungee cords, or any other type of restraint, on their wheelie bin which may put the health and safety of staff in danger."Scottish Borders Council said further updates would be provided when the investigation is complete.
