Three-weekly collection of Moray's recycling bins could be made permanent
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MORAY Council's three-weekly recycling bin collections could be made permanent to help save cash.
Pick-ups of paper, cans, plastic and glass were reduced from fortnightly to every three weeks in April following a three-week suspension of all collections in the early days of the pandemic last year.
The proposal – which would generate an annual budget saving of £129,000 – will be up for discussion at a meeting of the full Moray Council tomorrow.
The change, if implemented, means three less staff and one less refuse vehicle would be needed.
A report by the council's chief financial officer also puts forward an increase in the annual charge for brown bin permits, for disposing of green waste, from £40 to £41. This would bring in an extra £88,000 a year.
The brown bin annual permit charge was increased by £4 in April last year, to £40.
The report noted that the three-weekly cycle had caused problems for some households, though larger blue and purple recycling bins, or additional bins, can be supplied to help make up for the reduction in frequency of collection.
Finance chiefs at the council say savings of £3.2 million need to be made to balance the books for 2021-22.