Rolling out boroughwide - how and why

Due to the success of the pilots the scheme will be rolling out boroughwide. Reducing waste and increasing recycling can help deliver significant wins for the community such as:

  • Throwing less away enabling more valuable material to be recycled
  • Keeping down the costs to local taxpayers
  • Helping to cut the use of raw materials in industry and conserve the world's natural resources

 

The following table shows how the purple and clear sacks will be rolled out across the Borough in 2008/09.

 

If refuse collection

day  is on a:

Then the purple  and clear sack scheme in your area starts:

Purple sack

delivery

Clear sack

delivery

 Friday or Thursday

   (pilot rounds)

Continues as now

April – 52 sacks

 

April – 26 sacks

 Friday or Thursday

15 and 16 May 2008

April – 52 sacks

April – 26 sacks

Wednesday or Tuesday

September 2008

April - 26 sacks

August -26 sacks

August

– 13 sacks

Monday

January 2009

May – 39 sacks

December – 13 sacks

December

– 7 sacks