Decision in weeks on fortnightly bin collections in Hull
A DECISION on whether to introduce fortnightly bin collections in Hull could be made within weeks.
About 10,000 homes in the East Riding already have their main household waste bin emptied every two weeks after a successful trial earlier this year.
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At the moment, the city council carries out weekly collections of black bins from every household in Hull.
Brown bins for garden waste and blue bins for glass, plastics and cardboard are collected fortnightly.
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But that could change with more people than ever using different recycling options with their blue and brown bins.
In some areas, do-it-yourself recycling has proved so popular that black bins are already only being filled and presented for collection once a fortnight.
Council officials are now analysing the results from a recent citywide survey which asked residents their preference on the frequency of bin collections.
Doug Sharp, the council's sustainable waste manager, said: "We have got the citywide results back but we have yet to break them down on a ward-by-ward basis.
"I am hoping to have that information available in the next couple of weeks to enable us to draft a report to councillors."
Mr Sharp said the 20 per cent response rate had been one of the highest of any similar previous questionnaire on bin collections and recycling issues.
"It shows there is a real interest in the subject and something that people have a strong interest in," he said.
Speaking at a council scrutiny meeting, Mr Sharp said the success of recent area-based initiatives in student neighbourhoods to improve awareness over recycling and bin collections proved that targeted action could have an impact.
The two projects in Newland Avenue and Beresford Avenue, off Beverley Road, were aimed at encouraging students to make more use of the council's different bin collection services.
Mr Sharp said recycling rates differed across the city because some neighbourhoods had more gardens than others.
New figures on recycling rates in each ward in Hull for 2011-12 showed households in the Bricknell, Beverley and Pickering wards recycle most. Bricknell topped the table with a 52 per cent recycling rate. The lowest recycling rates were in Newland, St Andrews, Newington and Myton.
Councillor Martin Mancey, portfolio holder for environment and transport, said he did not want to comment on a possible switch to fortnightly collections until survey results were published.
Launched in May, the East Riding trial covered 7,000 households in Thorngumbald, Keyingham, Swanland, parts of Elloughton and Brough, Hutton Cranswick, Little Driffield and parts of Cottingham. It was extended in June to 6,000 more homes in parts of Driffield, Molescroft, Hayton, Burnby, Shiptonthorpe and Londesborough.
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Comments
by thesnooper
Friday, September 07 2012, 12:30AM
“@Avondaler
thanks for the info, have to say i didnt read all the stuff in there like most others probably thought most of it was junk.”
by smartguy1
Thursday, September 06 2012, 10:12PM
“Let's hope they don't plan to do this in the East Riding. We are not lucky enough to have a black bin, only a green bin which is nearly half the size and is full in less than a week. Maybe a few less high paid officials could give us the service that we pay our council tax for.”
by AstonomiaSK
Thursday, September 06 2012, 8:45PM
“The East Riding & Hull City Councils' are putting out the tender for the contract NOW. Since the decision has been made in the East Riding to go fortnightly and ERYC's Cheif Exec Nigel Pearson is Daryls mate and mentor you can see the 'decision' a mile off.”
by tigerfeet
Thursday, September 06 2012, 8:42PM
“"It's not a case of the bin being full on collection day, it's a case of the bin being full at the end of week 1 and having nowhere to put the rubbish in week 2."
Exactly”
by harryoffdock2
Thursday, September 06 2012, 8:38PM
“Bring it on I say.
I look forwards to the reduction of my council tax bill, because surely they will reduce the number of bin men, therefore passing on the savings to the consumer, or will they?
Knowing how councils work, they will be offered a transfer to non jobs within the council because they don't want to upset the unions.
ps, are we still paying for the scrap dealing council workers?”
by JillUphill
Thursday, September 06 2012, 6:45PM
“Okay but what about all those nappies and incontinence pads I don't want that hanging around outside my house for a fortnight.”
by PerryFarrelll
Thursday, September 06 2012, 3:44PM
“Why are people throwing food away? If you don't want to eat it don't cook it.
I never throw any food away - maybe that's why I am 22 stone.”
by Whataloadofsh
Thursday, September 06 2012, 2:49PM
“This makes me laugh lets all start worrying now about the environment why not 10 years ago when bin men were real bin men not the pansies we get now who refuse to take a family bin that has the lid ajar or will not take rubbish that is bagged up next to the bin because of health and safety. The brown bin is for food waste and garden waste since no 1 can afford food nor have the right weather to do there garden that one is a no brainier. The blue bin is for card and plastic bottles yet you put a bag in there they refuse to empty it??? As for the black bin this is used for everything if I am corrected so why not give everyone a large black bin and a have done with it then you don't need certain truck hence saving money or just tell everyone to dispose of there own rubbish how they wish which will happen sooner than you think ??”
by WhoMeNever
Thursday, September 06 2012, 2:21PM
“@Avondaler
I got the new collection dates, but nothing else in my pack, certainly no survey.
I have never had an issue with rodents at my bins, I keep the lids shut. Flies are a different (and annoying) matter though.
@BorderPatrol1
It's not a case of the bin being full on collection day, it's a case of the bin being full at the end of week 1 and having nowhere to put the rubbish in week 2.”
by deanog734
Thursday, September 06 2012, 2:11PM
“PAH27, if you put your food waste in the provided bags and tied them up, put them in the brown bin along with garden waste & closed the lid you should have no problems. Much better than the old system where food was scraped straight from the plate into the general waste bin & stinking out the kitchen.”