An opposition leader has slammed a council's controversial idea to trial bin collections once every three weeks. Cardiff Council's cabinet approved the Recycling Strategy 2022-25 at a meeting on Wednesday, September 28. You can read about the full strategy here.
In the ambitious strategy are a number of proposals, which include expanding the rollout of segregated recycling pilots, increasing the number of items eligible for kerbside recycling and trialling new approaches to recycling in flats and houses in multiple occupation (HMOs). However, it is the proposal to trial changing non-recyclable waste collections to once every three weeks instead of once every two weeks which has got people talking.
Leader of the opposition at Cardiff Council, Cllr Adrian Robson, questioned the council's idea of trialling fewer black bin bag collections, saying he had "deep concerns" about it. The Conservative councillor added: "I just think it will cause confusion for a lot of people, particularly those who are elderly or maybe infirm and who are used to that routine of fortnightly."
