Thousands of homes in South Gloucestershire have been selected to take part in a national recycling trial. If successful, it could enforce changes to household waste collection that would then be rolled out across England.
The pilot scheme will see the curbside collection of plastic bags and wrapping from 2,000 households as part of the normal weekly recycling. Plastics such as bags, confectionary wrappers, foil-lined packaging, plastic film and more will be accepted in the first year of a potential three-year trial.
Collections will begin from October 17 within the South Gloucestershire Council local authority, with selected households from parts of Bradley Stoke, Chipping Sodbury and Olveston taking part. The number of homes invovled will be expanded in 2023 if successful, rolling out to all households in the district by 2025.
