Residents sent info as bin changes to begin
Changes to start from beginning of next month
An info booklet and calendar are being sent to Wishaw households by the council with details of the changes to bin collections.
From October, there will be changes to the types of materials that can be recycled in each bin, as well as how often bins are collected.
The proposals, which have been heavily criticised by residents and opposition politicians, were confirmed by council leader Jim Logue in June.
This came despite householders having been promised during the council elections there would be no changes to the waste and recycling collections.
The council’s infrastructure committee convener Michael McPake said: “The council is introducing changes to our waste services to help meet national targets on recycling as well as to make the services more efficient and achieve budget savings.
“By changing the mix of recycled materials in each bin, we will receive more money for these materials.
“And by recycling more materials overall, we reduce the amount of refuse going to landfill.
“This helps the environment and reduces our costs.”
And he added: “If we can reduce the amount we spend on disposing of our household waste, the council can invest in other local services.”
The council have said every household will still receive a weekly collection and, for most households, it will now be the same collection day every week.
The booklet provides detailed advice on all the household materials that can be recycled and which bin to place these in.
The calendar tells households the collection dates for each bin.
Booklets and calendars will be delivered by September 21.
Households will also receive a flyer asking them to place their general household waste bin, blue bin and greenlidded/green bin all out for collection in week beginning September 25.
All three bins will be emptied, and they can then be used for the new mix of materials.
More information about changes to bin services is available at www.northlan. gov.uk/recycling.