Newcastle City Council fortnightly collection plan binned

Plans for fortnightly bin collections in Newcastle have been dumped after residents gave them the thumbs down. The city council had been looking at ways of reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill.

One option was alternate collections, with recycled waste collected one week and other household refuse the next. However, a consultation exercise found that it would be unpopular with local people, and it was dropped. Recycling wheelie bins are now planned.

View Full Article 22^nd May 2007

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