Wheeled bins

Nearly 45,000 homes across Thanet now have wheeled bins and are able to participate in the recycling scheme.

Background

A bin for all reasons

The Council wants to change and improve the way it collects your domestic rubbish and recyclable materials.

One way we can do this is to introduce a dual wheeled bin service to collect household waste one week and recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, cans and plastic bottles) the next.  For those residents where a wheeled bin service is not suitable, we hope to find an alternative.

By doing this we believe we can increase the recycling rates throughout the district and keep the streets cleaner with less chance of seagulls attacking refuse and bags splitting on collection.

The wheeled bin service began in 2006 with a pilot service in selected areas to test it out and identify any problems before they were rolled out district wide.

Why is the Council introducing wheelie bins?

• Landfill space is running out, we need to reduce the amount of waste so extending the life of the existing disposal site.
• Households in Thanet produce about 60,000 tonnes of waste each year.
• In 2008/09 we recycled nearly 28%, although this is a great improvement on previous years we still need to increase our recycling levels.  Our target for 2011 is 40%.
• We believe that introducing wheeled bins will improve the general street scene and reduce the amount of litter on our streets.
• The increase in recycling will enable us to meet government targets, if we fail to meet them we may face financial penalties.

There are various areas included in the wheeled bin scheme.  Please check the refuse database to see if your road is included.

Households already included on the wheeled bin scheme should have received a Wheeled bin information leaflet explaining how to use the bins together with a calendar of collection dates.

If you would like further information about the wheeled bin scheme or require a collection calendar, please call the Council’s Waste and Recycling team 01843 577115.

Waste & Recycling

Email:

amenities@thanet.gov.uk

Phone: 01843 577115

Fax: 01843 290906