More bins to be wheeled out

Another 8,000 homes, which will be joining the council’s wheeled bin scheme in the autumn, are getting leaflets explaining how it works.

More than 30,000 homes around Thanet are already on the scheme, with each house getting two wheeled bins. One has a blue lid for recycling, which includes plastic bottles, tins, cans, paper, cardboard and tin foil, and the other bin has a black lid for household waste which cannot be recycled, such as food waste and nappies.

The leaflets ask people whether or not they want smaller or larger bins and requests must be submitted to Thanet District Council within two weeks of receiving their leaflet. People can order larger recycling bins, regardless of how many people live in the property, but if anyone wants larger black lidded waste bins, then there must be five or more people permanently living in the property or a specific medical reason for the request.

Cllr. Shirley Tomlinson, Cabinet Member for Commercial and Environmental Services, said: “This is the latest part of our drive to increase recycling and help keep our area clean. Where wheeled bins have already been introduced, they’ve made a huge difference to improving the appearance of the streets, with a lot less litter around, as seagulls can no longer rip open black bags. The scheme allows people to play their part in recycling and a lot of people have been surprised by how much they have been able to put into their blue lidded bin. We’re intending to roll this out to all the properties that are suitable for wheeled bins, but obviously some will remain on bags.”

Orders for special sized bins can be made by calling 01843 577115 or by filling in an online wheeled bin order form at www.thanet.gov.uk  

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