Around a third of all households in York will have their collection day for recycling changed from 3rd April.
Streets in Westfield affected by the changes to recycling collection days
Households affected by the changes can expect to receive a new rubbish and recycling calendar in the post from 6 March – well in advance of the changes taking place.
The change – which means that recycling will be collected on a different day from green/grey bin emptying – could cause confusion in the affected areas.
The Council has previously promised to renew recycling boxes, lids and nets for those residents who need them. A stock is expected to be available for collection from the Foxwood Community Centre at its relaunch day on Saturday 1st April.
For the first few weeks at least a call back service is expected to be made available to cover missed collections.
The Council says that more information is now available online. This includes a list of all households affected so you can see whether or not your recycling collection day is changing at: www.york.gov.uk/wastechanges .
At the moment the Council has not said on which day recycling will be collected in these areas.
The Council says “If your household is affected and you do not receive your calendar by mid-March please contact the council’s waste services team on 01904 551551 or ycc@york.gov.uk
These changes will make our waste service more efficient and cost effective. By reorganising our collection routes we will be able to include York’s new housing developments and homes without having to allocate additional resources.
The service will also save approximately £400,000 reduce the amount of waste going to landfill and enable the roll out of recycling collections to rural areas of the city that don’t currently have them”.
As a result of the review collection times will vary so all households (even if they are not changing day ) are reminded that they must present their household waste and recycling on the kerbside by 7am on the morning of their collection.
Rubbish (grey bin/black bags) and garden waste (green bin) collections are not affected by the changes.
You can get alerts sent straight to your phone to remind you of your next collection day by downloading the free One Planet York app. To download the app visit the Apple app store or the Google Play Store.
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