Update on recycling locally

I have had more information about the Box-it scheme from Wirral BC via our Councillor Phil Davies. Tara Dumas who is Environment and Waste Services Manager has written back to Phil as follows...

"I am now able to confirm that the collection of the box-it scheme on Seymore St is this Friday and every other Friday after this. Therefore Mr Kay can expect a collection today then: 20th October, 3rd November etc... His street is not included in the phase 1 Alternate weekly collection roll-out.

It is likely that he will receive his grey bin between May and October 2007. We will publish the area roll-out programmes in the newspapers once Biffa have firmed up the general areas for phases 2 -5. Mr Kay can expect a pre-leaflet 2-4 weeks before his grey bin is due to be delivered, so he will know when to look out for it. "

A new recycling scheme
You may have noticed from the recent Together news letter that the recycling plan for the future is to replace the black box scheme with a two bin (in some places three bin) scheme. The timing of that scheme is referred to in Tara's email above but what it seems to boil down to is that new grey wheelie bins will be issued to all residents for recycling - bottles, cans, paper. Other items which cannot be recycled will go in to the existing green wheelie bins.

The bins will be collected on alternate weeks and although it has not yet been spelled out - it seems likely that residents who put the wrong types of rubbish in the bins will be first of all warned and then penalised if they persist in doing so. There may also in the future be brown wheelie bins for garden refuse. These have already been issued in places such as Claughton although it is not clear to me yet if and when these might be issued in Tranmere and if they will go to all properties or just to those with visible gardens.

I know from discussions with relatives in Claughton that there are some difficulties in fitting these bins into the small front gardens of the terraced houses. Older residents also need smaller bins as they cannot manage the larger ones. I will ask Phil Davies if he can find out for our residents locally if there is to be the option of smaller bins for those who cannot physically manage the larger ones.

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