News Update
Cheshire West and Chester Council approves plans to transform waste and recycling service
28 July 2021
Councillors have approved plans for the future Waste Management Strategy for west Cheshire following a special Full Council meeting. At the meeting held at Chester Racecourse on Tuesday 27 July, the majority of council members voted to accept the new strategy.
The key changes approved by Full Council include:
Household waste will be collected fortnightly using a 180 litre wheeled bin (as per the current arrangement).
Two larger capacity recycling bins on wheels, which will be collected fortnightly to replace existing 55-litre boxes.
Food weekly using small food bin (as per the current arrangement).
A chargeable garden waste collection service to be provided over 40 weeks of the year, covering the growing season between March and November. Residents would be able to opt into this service or make their own arrangements.
The garden waste collections to continue fortnightly, in line with the frequency of the proposed kerbside collection service
There would be a charge of £40 per year per container for garden waste collections. This equates to £2 per collection and is in line with the current additional capacity charge.
You can read the full report into the Waste Management Strategy here:
http://cmttpublic.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/documents/s73318
