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[Flintshire] Council set for switch to monthly bin collections to boost recycling rates (nation.cymru)

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[Flintshire] council is poised to introduce monthly black bin collections in a bid to improve its recycling rates.

Flintshire Council is currently facing the threat of fines of more than £1m after missing the Welsh Government target of recycling 64 per cent of the rubbish it collects for the last four financial years.

With the goal set to increase to 70 per cent in 2024/25, the local authority is now planning to only pick up general waste from residents once every four weeks.

Politicians have previously resisted switching from the present fortnightly arrangement due to concerns over how it will impact residents.

However, senior officials have warned change is necessary to avoid further financial penalties.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Once a month will impact those that do recycle everything they can. That's quite a wait between collections.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago

Some, for sure. I recycle everything I can and only need to put the black bin out roughly once every two months, so it wouldn't make a difference to me.