Bristol may become first English council to collect black bins every four weeks

Bristol council says switching from a fortnightly to four-weekly collection would save it more than £2m a year in costs and help reverse a dip in recycling rates.
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Bristol city council could become the first local authority in England to collect black rubbish bins only once every four weeks.

The Green-led council says that switching from a two- to four-weekly collection would save it more than £2m a year and help reverse a dip in recycling rates.