Residents say bins are already overflowing on the current weekly collection schedule.
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Lambeth Council will collect rubbish from street-level households fortnightly, but residents oppose the move.
The council announced their plan after voting to update the schedule in a meeting in September.
Lambeth will introduce two fortnightly collection routes in Tulse Hill and West Dulwich in February 2024 and implement the rota across the borough in April.
A consultation, which received responses from 7,000 residents, shows 9% of respondents said they had no concerns.
However, 68% said they were concerned about bin space, 53% said they were concerned about smell and 47% said they were concerned about vermin.
The council say households of more than five will receive larger bins ahead of April 2024 to make sure excess rubbish is minimised. CREDIT: MARTHA DEAN/CITY NEWS
Residents’ reactions
Lambeth resident Christian Calgie was unaware of the consultation, which received responses from 2.2% of the borough’s population.
He told City News he thinks it is a policy driven by good intentions, but believes the council is ignoring the downsides.
“By Thursday morning’s bin collections the street is a complete mess. On top of our bins there is a communal waste area for flats further down the street which is often overflowing with rubbish. Foxes frequently tear bags open, leaving things to rot in the street.
“I cannot see how doubling the length of time between bin collections will make this situation anything other than worse.”
Another resident, Sam McInnerny, said he has contacted the council several times to get a bigger bin for his flat. He is yet to receive one.
Residents have been taking to X (formerly Twitter) to criticise the council. CREDIT: MARTHA DEAN/CITY NEWS
But Lambeth Council said residents who think they have the wrong bins should email them. It said it aims to get back to residents within 20 working days.
Cllr Rezina Chowdhury, Cabinet Member for Sustainable Lambeth and Clean Air, says the council has listened to feedback.
“One of the key messages was the need to provide extra support for households that may need more space for their rubbish.”
Ahead of the change, Lambeth Council says it will run an education campaign for residents. Outreach Officers will visit households that report excess waste. CCTV will monitor fly-tipping hotspots to help maintain a clean a tidy borough.
Lambeth currently recycles 32% of household waste, and the council hope this initiative will increase figures to at least 65%. However, many residents have taken to social media saying that with the recent council tax increase, services like this should not be cut.
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StandfirstLambeth Council have confirmed they will change their black bin rubbish collection to a fortnightly rota to "help achieve their goal of being a zero-waste borough by 2030"
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HeadlineLondon council to collect rubbish fortnightly despite local opposition
Short HeadlineLambeth to collect bins fortnightly despite local opposition
StandfirstThe council said the move will help achieve their goal of being a zero-waste borough by 2030,
Lambeth Council will collect rubbish from street-level households fortnightly, but residents oppose the move.
The council announced their plan after voting to update the schedule in a meeting in September.
Lambeth will introduce two fortnightly collection routes in Tulse Hill and West Dulwich in February 2024 and implement the rota across the borough in April.
A consultation, which received responses from 7000 residents, shows 9% of respondents said they had no concerns.
However, 68% said they were concerned about bin space, 53% said they were concerned about smell and 47% said they were concerned about vermin.
The council say households of more than five will receive larger bins ahead of April 2024 to make sure excess rubbish is minimised. CREDIT: MARTHA DEAN/CITY NEWS
Residents’ reactions
Lambeth resident Christian Calgie was unaware of the consultation, which received responses from 2.2% of the borough’s population. Mr Calgie told City News he thinks it is a policy driven by good intentions, but believes the council are ignoring the downsides.
“By Thursday morning’s bin collections the street is a complete mess. On top of our bins there is a communal waste area for flats further down the street which is often overflowing with rubbish. Foxes frequently tear bags open, leaving things to rot in the street.
“I cannot see how doubling the length of time between bin collections will make this situation anything other than worse.”
Another resident, Sam McInnerny, said he has contacted the council several times to get a bigger bin for his flat. He is yet to receive one.
Residents have been taking to X (formerly Twitter) to criticise the council. CREDIT: MARTHA DEAN/CITY NEWS
But Lambeth Council say residents who think they have the wrong bins should email them. They say they will get back to residents within 20 working days.
Councillor Rezina Chowdhury, Cabinet Member for Sustainable Lambeth and Clean Air, says the council have listened to feedback.
“One of the key messages was the need to provide extra support for households that may need more space for their rubbish.”
Ahead of the change, Lambeth Council say they will run an education campaign for residents. Outreach Officers will visit households that report excess waste. CCTV will monitor fly-tipping hotspots to help maintain a clean a tidy borough.
Lambeth currently recycles 32% of household waste, and the council hope this initiative will increase figures to at least 65%. However, many residents have taken to social media saying that with the recent council tax increase, services like this should not be cut.
Lambeth Council will collect rubbish from street-level households fortnightly, but residents oppose the move.
The council announced their plan after voting to update the schedule in a meeting in September.
Lambeth will introduce two fortnightly collection routes in Tulse Hill and West Dulwich in February 2024 and implement the rota across the borough in April.
A consultation, which received responses from 7,000 residents, shows 9% of respondents said they had no concerns.
However, 68% said they were concerned about bin space, 53% said they were concerned about smell and 47% said they were concerned about vermin.
The council say households of more than five will receive larger bins ahead of April 2024 to make sure excess rubbish is minimised. CREDIT: MARTHA DEAN/CITY NEWS
Residents’ reactions
Lambeth resident Christian Calgie was unaware of the consultation, which received responses from 2.2% of the borough’s population.
He told City News he thinks it is a policy driven by good intentions, but believes the council is ignoring the downsides.
“By Thursday morning’s bin collections the street is a complete mess. On top of our bins there is a communal waste area for flats further down the street which is often overflowing with rubbish. Foxes frequently tear bags open, leaving things to rot in the street.
“I cannot see how doubling the length of time between bin collections will make this situation anything other than worse.”
Another resident, Sam McInnerny, said he has contacted the council several times to get a bigger bin for his flat. He is yet to receive one.
Residents have been taking to X (formerly Twitter) to criticise the council. CREDIT: MARTHA DEAN/CITY NEWS
But Lambeth Council said residents who think they have the wrong bins should email them. It said it aims to get back to residents within 20 working days.
Cllr Rezina Chowdhury, Cabinet Member for Sustainable Lambeth and Clean Air, says the council has listened to feedback.
“One of the key messages was the need to provide extra support for households that may need more space for their rubbish.”
Ahead of the change, Lambeth Council says it will run an education campaign for residents. Outreach Officers will visit households that report excess waste. CCTV will monitor fly-tipping hotspots to help maintain a clean a tidy borough.
Lambeth currently recycles 32% of household waste, and the council hope this initiative will increase figures to at least 65%. However, many residents have taken to social media saying that with the recent council tax increase, services like this should not be cut.
