{"id":104213,"date":"2025-02-14T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/?p=104213"},"modified":"2025-02-14T12:22:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T12:22:01","slug":"four-week-bin-collections-households-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/four-week-bin-collections-households-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Four-Week Bin Collections: How Households Can Avoid Overflowing Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Some households in England will soon face a major change in their <strong>waste collection schedules<\/strong>, with black bin pick-ups potentially shifting to a <strong>four-week cycle<\/strong>. Bristol is set to become the first major city in England to implement this system, prompting discussions on how residents can manage their household waste more efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As local authorities push to <strong>reduce landfill waste<\/strong> and boost recycling rates, experts are advising households on strategies to cope with less frequent rubbish collection. <strong>Sarah Day<\/strong>, a storage expert at <a href=\"https:\/\/paylessforstorage.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pay Less For Storage<\/a>, has outlined key steps that households can take to maintain hygiene, limit odours, and manage waste effectively under the new regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bristol\u2019s plan to cut waste and increase recycling<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bristol City Council, led by the <strong>Green Party<\/strong>, is proposing a <strong>four-weekly collection<\/strong> for black waste <a href=\"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/birmingham-bin-strikes-fresh-protest\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"103963\">bins<\/a>. According to the council, the city already has the highest recycling rate among England\u2019s <strong>core cities<\/strong>, with 45% of household waste being recycled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move aims to encourage even <strong>higher recycling rates<\/strong> and decrease the amount of waste sent to <strong>landfill sites<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the new system, residents will still have <strong>fortnightly food waste collections<\/strong> and regular recycling pick-ups. However, general waste disposal will become less frequent, requiring households to <strong>adjust their waste management habits<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposal has sparked debate, with some residents expressing concerns about <strong>overflowing bins, hygiene issues, and increased fly-tipping<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar waste reduction policies have been successfully implemented in other UK regions, including parts of Wales and Scotland, where <strong>less frequent bin collections<\/strong> have led to an increase in recycling rates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporters argue that reducing black bin collection frequency will <strong>encourage better sorting of recyclables<\/strong>, while critics warn that the policy could lead to a surge in <strong>uncollected waste<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Expert advice on waste management and hygiene<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As households prepare for these changes, <strong>Sarah Day<\/strong> has offered practical solutions to minimise the impact of less frequent black bin collections. She recommends that families adopt <strong>home composting<\/strong> for organic kitchen waste, reducing the amount of food waste left to decompose in bins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you have a garden, home composting is a <strong>reliable and hygienic<\/strong> way to dispose of organic kitchen waste,\u201d she said. \u201cA composting system can prevent food waste, such as <strong>fruit and vegetable peelings<\/strong>, from sitting in your bin for a month.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To further reduce household waste, Day suggests <strong>sorting materials efficiently<\/strong>. Stackable recycling storage bins for <strong>metal, plastics, and paper<\/strong> can help streamline recycling efforts and prevent unnecessary waste from going into black bins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, using <strong>air-tight food waste caddies<\/strong> and <strong>compostable waste bags<\/strong> can help <strong>control odours and prevent pest issues<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/bbc-tv-licence-overhaul-households-607-bill\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"103664\">Households <\/a>are also encouraged to be more mindful of <strong>packaging waste<\/strong>, opting for products with <strong>minimal or recyclable packaging<\/strong> whenever possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A major shake-up in bin collections is coming to England, with Bristol leading the way in reducing waste pick-ups to once every four weeks. While the plan aims to boost recycling rates, concerns over hygiene and overflowing bins are growing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":104218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104213"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104233,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104213\/revisions\/104233"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}