Extra bin for people battling with changes

LARGE families who struggle with the move to three-weekly black bin collections in South Gloucestershire can apply for a second wheelie bin, council leaders have announced.

- ADAM POSTANS Local Democracy Reporter

It comes as civic chiefs admitted making mistakes during the transition to a new waste service for the first time in 25 years.

The reduction from fortnightly black bin days is being accompanied by the rollout of new reusable white recycling bags for plastic, cans and foil, and a roll of small blue bags for soft plastic for the first time following a successful trial, along with a nappy and hygiene waste collection.

Council leaders were grilled by cross-party councillors at South Gloucestershire Council scrutiny commission about how the first seven months of the new contract had gone.