It is all part of the plans to move to wheeled bins in Milton Keynes.
Last night (21/12), MK Council's Progressive Alliance,the Labour qand Lib Dem Coalition, signed off on moving recycling collections from weekly to fortnightly from 2023.
This comes as in 2023, most households in Milton Keynes will be making the switch to wheeled bins instead of plastic bags.
In the new system residents will have four wheelie bins: one for food and garden waste, one for residual waste, one for paper and one for plastic, glass and metal containers.
The two recycling bins for paper and containers will be collected every fortnight.
Conservative Councillors have opposed the move and Conservative Spokesperson for Waste and Environment Cllr Dan Gilbert said: “Residents will rightly be saying: you have put up my Council tax every year for the past seven years, but I am getting less and less. And with this decision, that has never been more true.
“Milton Keynes has consistently resisted the temptation to reduce waste or recycling collections. But, Labour and the Lib Dems now have ended that.
“This time it is only recycling, but it is a slippery slope. We know from other Councils’ experience, it is inevitable that once one aspect of waste goes fortnightly, all collections end up going fortnightly."
The Conservatives have said the decision is the 'final nail in the coffin of weekly collections in Milton Keynes.'
Last week, Labour Councillor Lauren Townsend, Cabinet Member for Public Realm, will be taking the decision: “The results of the wheeled bin pilot and consultation were clear – 3 out of 4 residents want to make the switch to wheeled bins.”
According to a borough-wide consultation that took place earlier this year, 76% of local households said they want to switch from bags to wheelie bins for waste and recycling collections.
Over 300,000 bins will need to be purchased.
