The “Recycle for Blackpool” scheme will see over 67,000 households ultimately change to the alternate weekly system with one wheeled bin for garden waste, one for dry recyclables and a third for residual waste.
Glass, plastic, cans and tins will be collected in the kerbside bins, while paper will continue to be collected in sacks on a fortnightly basis working with the council's new waste contractors, Onyx. Onyx started its seven-year collection contract this month.
A staggered roll out of the wheeled bins will begin early in June through to October this year. Initially 54,000 households will receive the bins, with the remaining households in the town centre brought online afterwards. Alternate weekly collections will begin the week after households receive their new bins.
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The council is currently advertising its new recycling scheme around the town in a bid to prepare residents for the change. Two weeks before their collections change, residents will also be sent information leaflets informing them of how it will work.
Julian Kearsely, strategic director of business services, said: “We appreciate that it might take some time for people to become used to the new services and some residents might have concerns or queries.
“We will provide as much help and support as we can in the run up to and during the roll-out, especially where residents require genuine assistance,” he added.
Paper collected by Onyx will go to UPM Kymmene's Shotton plant at Deeside for recycling into newsprint, while green waste and other dry recyclables will be sold on to other reprocessors. Residual waste will be sent to the Clifton Marsh landfill.
Jeff Woodhall, contract manager at Onyx, said: “We are looking forward to working with the council and people of Blackpool to help manage waste in the best way possible – for residents and the environment. It is important that we engage and involve the community in collection and recycling efforts.”
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