Fortnightly collections of refuse aid recycling

“Local example - Charnwood, one week rubbish, following week recycling. so each gets picked up once a fortnight.
The difference is just two bins, no boxes, bags etc though you can have an additional brown bin for garden waste if you want at a small charge.
Their system works well all recycling goes in one bin and is sorted by the recycling company getting rid of the hastle that put a lot of people off recycling their rubbish.”

“oh ,and look at the billion pound in the red company of the councils choice to run our refuse collecting ? "biffa" !! 4 day week "biffa" !!”

“go look at the birmingham refuse issues they have NOW ! this is to save money , like the tax on booze to save your liver , lies , just a TAX to get more ££ in . look at oadby and wigstons system , tough for residents but fair and getting the recycle issue over . they actually sell their recycled refuse to keep council taxes down . the government tell you what they want to get a point across , once again google the birmingham refuse issue , youll soon change your opinion of fortnightly rounds , trust me .”

“With 2 adults and 1 teenager living at home we have a fortnightly collection of a black bin, 2 black bags at most, 1 blue bin for glass, metal, plastic and paper and a brown bin for garden waste, the streets are clean even tho I never see them swept, the only rubbish I see is from cars throwing there rubbish out the window. I can't understand how some Councils have a high recycle and others don't seem to bother.( look at LCC how much they waste and yes I do no wot goes on at the Biffa Plant at Beaumont Leys ) At the end of the day if you help in recycling then it saves you paying more in landfill tax and that's from Europe not government so argue all you like it's lazy ppl who can't be bothered to put themselves out a little”

“huh? How on EARTH do people fill their bin every week and with what? I have the small bin and it only ever gets filled if I do some gardening. I always fill a recycling bag tho.

genuinely interested. What are people buying and discarding every week to fill their bins?”

“Nottsred - if you really worry that neighbours are peering into your orange bags you can always bag the 'expensive goods packaging' in a carrier bag first before putting into the orange bag. Also, there must be many houses/gardens that simply can't easily accommodate another bin.”

“Agree with Hugo-Boss. We have 2 kids, yet have to manage with a small bin. By the end of the week we can hardly shut the lid. In addition we put out several bags of recycling, so its not that we're not recycling enough.

While we're on the subject, why can LCC not supply us with proper recycling bins rather than just transparent bags (which at times like Christmas show off to the street exactly what expensive goods you've purchased over Christmas). When its windy the bags tend to blow around the street, causing a mess. They also look messy piled up outside the house. All other areas in which I've lived have provided 3 bins - general waste, recycling, and garden waste - why not Leicester?”

“If they turn to fortnightly collections, then they will have to provide new bins to those stuck with the smaller bins. The current bins that LCC supply are almost half the size of the original ones, and they won't budge on them. I have been having a running battle with LCC over the size of the bins as every other house in the street and surrounding area have the larger bins, but we are stuck with a bin that has a 14" square diameter at the largest point. This bin, even with recycling being done is only just big enough for a week's worth of rubbish if you go by the recycling advice on packaging and what LCC tell you on the fridge magnet/orange bags. Over Christmas, we have also had to put out 2 large black bags of waste as well as the bin (hopefully the bin men will take them away as they didn't collect on Boxing day).
When LCC are giving single pensioners the larger bins but forcing family's to use the smaller bins, there is something seriously wrong.”

“Go look at Hinckley & Bosworths recycling figures for fortnightly collections if you want to compare local figures”

“More cherry picking of data. Some County Councils have excellent recycling rates AND weekly collections.”