Public say no to alternate week collections

From Materials Recycling Week, 11 Sept 2006

While the majority of people in the UK are prepared to separate their waste materials for recycling they want their bins emptied more than once a fortnight.

The findings, from an independent survey commissioned by MRW on behalf of the RWM Exhibition, show that public resistance to alternate week collection systems is still high. Two thirds of those surveyed wanted weekly collections for waste and recycling and only 17% were in favour of alternate week collection schemes. Public sentiment toward alternate week collections was shown last month in the high-profile protests in Scunthorpe, after the area’s recent introduction of the collection method.

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