Recycling & Waste Services
Changes to Recycling and Waste Collection in Bexley
 Improved Recycling Services
Why are services changing?
Bexley Council has been the best recycling borough in London for 5 out of
the last 6 years, recycling 40% of all household waste. There is still much
more that we can do as up to 80% of our waste can be recycled. Higher taxes
along with new fines for biodegradable waste that is sent to landfill could
cost Bexley nearly £1.5m more per year by 2009 than it did in 2007. This
is equivalent to a 2% increase in Council Tax.
Our changes will improve recycling collection services to avoid these unnecessary
costs. To do this we need to recycle at least 50% of our household waste.
The picture below shows what residents recycle now and how much
more could be recycled.
How will services change?
Our improved recycling service means that residents will have
their recycling collected every week, and as there will be less non-recyclable
waste (what's left), this will be collected fortnightly.
The table below shows
how our improved recycling service will change.
Recycling & Waste Services |
|
Current Collection |
Improved Collection |
Food and garden waste
(Brown wheeled bin) |
Weekly |
Weekly |
Paper & cardboard
(Green box) |
Fortnightly |
Weekly |
Plastic bottles & cans
(Maroon box) |
Fortnightly |
Weekly |
Glass
(Black box) |
Fortnightly |
Weekly |
Non-recyclable waste |
Weekly
No container |
Fortnightly
Green wheeled bin provided |
Free Wheeled Bin
The Council will provide each household with a free waste wheeled bin for
their non-recyclable waste. These will be delivered a couple of weeks
before the scheme starts in each neighbourhood.
We will only collect non-recyclable waste that is placed at the
front edge of the property in one wheeled bin with the lid shut.
Please place your brown wheeled bin, recycling boxes and waste wheeled bin
at the front edge of your property adjacent to the footpath for collection by
6:45am on your collection day.
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