Shrinking bins as blue bins roll out

The first of the blue bins are being delivered to the City today, and on Monday we start delivery to residents ready for the first collections in November.

One of the suprising but pleasing aspects of the blue bin roll out is the number of people who have chosen to switch their black bin from the large to smaller size. Yesterday we received our new mini wheelie bin, shown here this morning next to our normal (large) green bin and me ready for school.

Since we started the blue bin awareness over 500 households have asked to shrink their bin.

They are the same height as normal bins (to make loading easier) but narrower, holding just over half the amount of rubbish.

Many households obviously can't cope with a smaller bin, but if you could cope with a smaller black bin now we have the blue bins I'd ask you to consider it. Waste reduction is much better for the environment than waste recycling, and the shrinking bins shows people taking this seriously. It also gives you back some space!

Meanwhile: expect your blue bin sometime in the next few weeks!