Merton Council plan to scrap your weekly bin collection
Under this proposal:
- Household rubbish will only be collected once a fortnight!
- Paper and card will be put into one wheelie bin collected one week
- Plastics, glass and cans will be put into an open container, collected the following week
- In total, you will need up to five separate containers (including two massive wheelie bins) to hold all your rubbish
We have raised five main concerns about these plans:
- The inconvenience of putting household rubbish in five different containers, clogging up front gardens, streets and kitchens
- No consideration for the impact on elderly, disabled and those living in smaller homes
- A massive increase in ugly bins blighting our streets
- Lack of any consultation with residents
- The large cost of purchasing new wheelie bins
Despite these issues, Merton Council is pressing ahead with the changes.
We have consistently asked them to reconsider their plans, but they have refused. We are campaigning to retain the weekly bin collection and reduce the excessive number of new wheelie bins.
Do you want to retain your weekly collection? To support this campaign, please spend a couple of minutes on the below survey to let us know your views:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/scrappedbincollections
We look forward to receiving your feedback and will continue to challenge the council to protect the weekly bin collection.