Changes to Swindon bin collections
It's in a change to the way the Borough Council carries out its services.
Bin collections across Swindon are being pushed by two days - in a change to the way the Borough Council carries out its services.
They're delaying everyone's refuse days in a bid to avoid having to catch up with 40,000 pickups - something called a 'reset'.
Those who usually put their bins out on a Wednesday are having their daily rounds today.
You're reminded to put your bins out before 6am the morning of your new collection date.
Councillor Chris Watts, Swindon Borough Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways and the Environment, said: “Making this permanent change to waste and recycling collection days will ultimately help our crews to provide an efficient and reliable service to residents.
“It allows a reset, meaning our crews avoid having to catch-up with 40,000 household collections that accrue from Christmas Day and Boxing Day being national bank holidays.
“In December, we’ll be delivering information to every Swindon home on the changes and residents can also check their new waste and recycling collection day on our website.
“We learnt a lot from the challenges last year and will be using four additional recycling vehicles over the busy Christmas period to provide extra capacity. That’s on top of the three brand-new recycling lorries added to the fleet back in August.
“Christmas is always a busy time of year for our hard-working crews, so I’d ask residents to bear with us if any issues do occur.”
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