Bin collection weather warning

Bins will be collected as early as possible during the worst of the winter weather.

Fife Council says it will divert bin lorries from other duties to pick up household waste left by the kerbside if there’s a risk of it being scattered across the streets on windy days.

Green bins containing lighter materials, such as tin cans and plastics, are particularly susceptible to toppling over in strong gusts.

Martin Kingham, from Fife Council’s waste operations team, said plans were in place to minimise the risk of waste spilling on to the streets this winter.

He said: “We find that green bins with lighter contents are at most risk and if these bins fall over, the cans and plastics can quickly become windblown and scattered.

“To avoid this, if we expect that the following day will be windy, we’ll divert vehicles from other routes so we can empty green bins as early in the day as possible to reduce the risk of full bins being blown over.”

He said people should bear this in mind and remember to put their bins out for collection in good time.

“To avoid being caught out by a change in collection routine, which can happen for other reasons too, we ask residents to always present their bins for collection by 6am on collection day.

“Bins may be emptied earlier than they normally expect and we wouldn’t want residents to miss out on their collection.”