Council to introduce new wheelie bin delivery charges

Wheelie binsCheshire East Council has announced it is to introduce a charge for the supply of new and replacement waste and recycling bins.

The charge for the supply of new and replacement standard 240-litre household bins will be £30 each for recycling, black residual and garden waste bin and £25 for a smaller-sized 140-litre residual, recycling and garden bin.

A 25 per cent concessionary rate will apply to residents on qualifying benefits, while any bins broken during the collection process will be replaced free of charge.

In the first instance of a bin being lost or stolen, a replacement will be provided free of charge but, if this recurs within three years, a charge will be made.

New bins will be marked to identify them to a property to which they belong. The council is advising householders, who have not already marked their existing bins, to do so with their door number and street name on the outside of each bin.

Councillor Glen Williams, Cheshire East Council deputy cabinet member for environment, said: “The council spent £300,000 on supplying bins and a further £64,000 for the delivery and administration of bins in 2017/18. With an ongoing reduced budget it is necessary to start charging for the service to provide and deliver bins to properties.”

Charges for new and replacement bins will come in to effect from October 2018.

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