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Say no to monthly bin collections in Bristol
To sign the petition see:
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/say-no-to-monthly-bin-collections-in-bristol
The Green Party-led Bristol City Council is currently planning to scrap your bi-weekly bin collection, and instead only collect your black bins once a month. We want Green Party councillors to reconsider.
Why is this important?
The Green Party-led Bristol City Council is currently planning to scrap your bi-weekly bin collection, and instead only collect your black bins once a month.
Yet, they are also proposing a 15% rise in council tax – adding £245 to the bills of the average household. Bristolians shouldn’t have to pay more and get less.
Missed collections are already a problem across Bristol. These
problems need to be fixed first. Under these plans, if someone
misses their monthly collection, they will have rubbish in their
house for a whole extra month before the next bin collection. This
could lead to increases in fly-tipping – which is already a
scourge across our city.
Monthly bin collection will have a disproportionate impact on
larger families and households.
As well as this, parents know how quickly new-borns’ nappies
fill up their black bins – this especially isn’t
workable for them.
Bristol has the highest recycling rate of the English Core Cities. To improve recycling rates further, the council needs to improve the recycling services offered to include additional materials, like nappies and soft plastics, and ensure that all residents that live in flats have an equal opportunity to recycle, which is currently hit and miss.
Monthly black bin collections won’t work. Let the Green Party know – no to monthly black bin collections.
Sources:
Bristol black bin collections 'could be reduced to once a month' -
BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39npn0lr77o
Bristol City Council opens consultation over 15% council tax
rise - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2mvp9dg7eo
Started by: Councillor Tom Renhard (Bristol Labour Party)
On reaching 3500 signatures a Full Council Debate may be held.
This Paper or online petition ran from 01/12/2024 to 11/03/2025 and has now finished.
10600 people signed this Paper or online petition.
Council response
The petition has secured 11,563 signatures to date, 10,600 from Bristol residents. Verified as of 27 February 2025.
Under the Council’s petitions scheme, where a petition has 3,500 or more signatures from people who live, work or study in Bristol, the petition organiser can request a Full Council Petition debate.
Full Council will debate the petition on 11th March 2025, meeting details can be found here: https://democracy.bristol.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=142&MId=11188
Live stream link: https://www.youtube.com/live/113Fm8N8oa4?feature=share