The eight Derby streets to see changes in bin collections - here's what to expect
Hundreds of Derby residents will have their bin day changed from next week.
Residents living on eight streets in the Mackworth area of Derby have been informed their weekly black bin collections are being changed to fortnightly from the week commencing February 17.
The streets affected include: Brough Street, Campion Street, Cecil Street, Langley Street, Leake Street, Peach Street, Stepping Lane and Wild Street. More than 360 properties will be affected by these changes.
Residents living on these streets have been told if they already have a blue bin for recycling, the only change is that their black bin will be collected fortnightly instead of weekly.
Those without a blue bin have been informed one will be delivered for free on Monday February 10, along with a letter explaining what can go in the bin. Officers will also be on-site to answer any questions.
News of the changes first came to light in June last year. It was reported at the time that the changes were being made to improve the environment, cut down costs and stop people leaving bins on their streets.
The area has been blighted by waste and fly-tipping issues over the past year or so.
A council report from last year said it is hoped the changes will lead to an increase of collection of dry recyclables and enable residents to positively contribute by recycling at home.
Black bins are used for general waste such as nappies, tissues, kitchen rolls, cat litter etc. Blue bins are used to recycle plastic bottles, drink cans and cardboard to name a few.
Standard collections in Derby at domestic properties are fortnightly residual waste (black bin) collections, fortnightly dry recyclable (blue bin) collections and fortnightly organic (brown bin) collections.
But in May 2013 the then council cabinet approved to remove blue bins from a number of properties within inner city wards including Arboretum, Normanton and Mackworth due to high levels of contamination and bins on streets issues. In July 2019 plans were approved to reintroduce blue bins in those areas as an opt-in service.
The council report last year stated: “Introducing dry recycling and reducing residual waste collections will reduce disposal costs, because the cost of disposing of dry recycling is lower than the disposal of residual waste. This assumes that the properties which are not currently opted into the service and are introduced to dry recycling do not have contamination issues.”