New three-week collection system for black bins has been confirmed for Leamington, Warwick and Kenilworth

A new three-week collection system for black bins has been confirmed for the Warwick district.

As we revealed on November 10, the idea was approved by Stratford District Council and it was expected that Warwick District Council (WDC) would join them in a new combined rota system.

And now the executive for WDC has confirmed it has agreed to go ahead with the plans.

The new collection service, known as the 123+ service, will start in the summer of 2022 and will combine the refuse and recycling services in a bid to improve recycling rates.

But it will mean that black bins will only collected once every three weeks.

There will be a weekly food waste collection, two weekly recyclable waste collections and three weekly non-recyclable waste collections.

Warwick District Council’s portfolio holder for neighbourhood services, Cllr Moira-Ann Grainger said: “The joint waste service is a significant step as we continue to build closer working arrangements with our neighbours and will bring benefits to residents across both districts.

"Currently recycling rates in both Stratford and Warwick Districts exceed the Government’s target of 50 per cent.

"However, by moving to a 123+ system with weekly food waste collections, a simpler two weekly process for collecting recycling and three weekly non-recyclable waste collections we hope to improve these figures even further.”

Warwick District Council’s portfolio holder for environment, Cllr Alan Rhead added: “A combined service also goes hand in hand with both councils’ commitment to tacking the issues around climate change and the environment.

"The new contract will bring with it more efficient vehicles and smarter routing as well as changes to food waste collection processes which will reduce the volume of harmful greenhouse gases entering our waste streams.”

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