Monthly Bin Collections

[Eve]

Could this work and would it encourage better recycling?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2446852/The-city-bins-collected-MONTH-Families-facing-week-waits-Cardiff-bid-save-council-money.html

We have two weekly bin collections for general waste and most recycling (weekly for green bin) in my bit of Manchester and a number of recycling bins. With recycling, I don't generate that much actual rubbish for the general grey bin but it's only me generating any rubbish so once a fortnight is ok but I have to juggle sometimes if I want to get rid of more/bulky rubbish to make sure it will all fit in the bin.

How would this work for larger families of houses of multiple occupancy like student houses? Would it lead to increased problems of rubbish left festering in the street?

How would it work for you?

[ludwig]

For me personally it would be ok. Most of our stuff goes in the recycling bin, and they'd continue to collect that every week.

Alot of our waste also goes on the compost. The grey general garbage one doesn't get much use these days so we could cope with once a month.

If it did get to be a problem we'd just go and chuck it down a country lane late at night.