Coming soon ... an extra bin

Residents are getting ready for changes to their bin collections by the end of the year.

Householders will be given an extra bin to help separate their recycling in a big to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill

The changes to collections will include: ● A new green wheelie bin for plastics, cans and glass, which will be collected on alternate fortnights with the blue bin ● The blue bin will now be for paper and cardboard only and will be collected on alternate fortnights with the green bin ● The grey general waste bin will be collected every three weeks ● There is no change to the brown food and garden waste bin which is still collected fortnightly.

Councillor Cathy McEwan, convener of Renfrewshire Council’s infrastructure, land and environment policy board, said: “The change to the bin collection service later this year will give residents the opportunity to reduce the amount of rubbish in their general waste bin and spread it out into an extra recycling bin.

“Other local authorities who have moved to a similar service have seen a significant improvement in recycling.

“It means there are less disposal costs and the money saved can be reinvested into other vital services, including investing in our schools, roads and caring for the most vulnerable in our communities.”

All residents affected by the changes will receive information on how to recycle correctly, what can be placed in each bin and the new schedule of bin collections.