Thousands of Trafford residents have received letters warning that officials may 'audit' the contents of their grey bins as part of a drive to reduce non-recyclable waste.
It means larger families face the prospect of a council contactor poring over the contents of their grey bins to check if they really need the bigger 240 litre size or whether the smaller 140 litre version will do.
Council bosses say they will dispatch the smaller version to homes that no longer require 'extra grey bin space' and send the larger versions to homes that need them.
