Black bin bags will be picked up every three weeks instead of two from the end of January in Carmarthenshire. Residents will be able to put out a maximum of three black bags for collection, and also recycle more. That is because blue recycling bags will be picked up every week instead of two, alongside green food waste bins.
Another change is the introduction of a kerbside collection of glass bottles and jars, which will be the same day as black bags are picked up. These changes come into effect the week beginning Monday, January 23.
The council currently recycles and composts 62% of Carmarthenshire's municipal waste - the target is 64%, rising to 70% by 2024-25. Council chiefs hope the expansion of the recycling kerbside service will boost this rate, and have frequently pointed out that much of what people put in black bags can in fact be recycled.
