General household waste in Crawley soon to be collected every two weeks
General household waste in Crawley is soon to be collected every two weeks rather than every week.
The change will be made when the council launches its weekly food waste collection service on September 28.
Recycling and garden waste (by subscription) will still be collected fortnightly.
The changes were confirmed by Nick Hilton, cabinet member for environment, sustainability & climate change, during a meeting of the borough council on Wednesday (July 15).
Mr Hilton advised that flats and other homes using communal bins would not be included in the food waste collection until a later date.
To help residents get ready for the new service, all individual households will receive a leaflet in August explaining how it will work. A few weeks before food waste collections start, each household will receive a starter pack including a lockable 23-litre outdoor food waste bin with an orange lid and a five-litre indoor caddie, as well as a free starter roll of compostable liners.
Mr Hilton said: “Because of the preparations made by this council over the last two-and-a-half years or so, the additional resources we’ve put in place, and the excellent relationship we have with our contractor, I’m confident that the changes will be as seamless as they can be in the circumstances.
“I’m also anticipating that recycling rates will increase in the borough, and that by having separate caddies, households will have a greater focus on the amount of food waste they are producing.”
Figures from the council show that more than 44 per cent of the average Crawley household rubbish bin – by weight – is food waste.