Blue Bins Needed

I was asked by a resident of Hargreaves Court about blue bag recycling collections recently. Theirs had not been collected since the beginning of December and they wondered what was happening.

It also is the case that currently Hargreaves Court residents have not been provided with blue bins which obviously are much easier to use and less messy than bin bags.

I contacted the council about these matters and received this response:

"Thank you for your enquiry regarding the blue bag collections at Hargreaves Court. All blue bag paper collections have been suspended until Monday 25th January. After this date the bags will be collected on the usual day- weather permitting. The next paper bag collections for Hargreaves Court are Monday 25th January, Monday 8th February and Monday 22nd February. Once again these collections are dependent on the weather conditions at the time. Despite our best efforts, it may not be possible to collect all bins and bags in some parts of the borough, due to risk of injury to refuse collectors and members of the public. Please bear with us during these exceptional circumstances.

In answer to your other question, for the time being, Hargreaves Court will remain on a paper bag collection. However, it is our intention to work towards multi-material recycling bins throughout the borough.

I hope that this information is helpful".

I'd suggest that residents keep contacting their local councillors about the provision of such bins.