Tag: Wheelie bins
Refuse collection – the need for modernisation
In 2012, Birmingham City Council secured £30million in extra funding from the Government after successfully bidding for a slice of the £250million Weekly Collection Support Scheme (WCSS) fund, set up to protect weekly rubbish collections for at least five years
Wheelie bin assessments - the facts
A number of recent media articles have suggested that online street view maps are the only informaton source used by the council to assess if properties are suitable for wheelie bins or not. This is misleading - as all streets have been visited in person by city council officers. The following is a statement on […]
Midlands manufacturing boosted by wheelie bin scheme
The West Midlands automotive sector success story is being boosted by an unlikely source - Birmingham City Council’s waste collection modernisation programme. Almost £20million of orders for refuse collection vehicles and related equipment have been placed by the council over the past 18 months, with 86 per cent of the spend going to companies with […]
Bigger bins pilot in Hodge Hill
Cllr Lisa Trickett, Cabinet Member for a Green, Smart and Sustainable City, writes on the latest developments from the city’s wheelie bin programme - with deliveries starting in the Hall Green, Hodge Hill and Yardley districts this week… Through the Birminghamnewsroom site, I have previously promised to keep residents updated on any developments from our […]
Wheelie bin roll-out latest - August 2014
Cllr Lisa Trickett blogs on the latest news from the project to introduce wheelie bins in Birmingham… Since taking on the Cabinet portfolio for a Green, Smart and Sustainable City in June, I have been learning about the finer points of the services I have responsibility for. Refuse collection, unsurprisingly, is a matter that is […]
Wheelie bin roll-out video
Children from TNT News have worked with Birmingham City Council to produce an information video on the roll-out of wheelie bins to households in the Hall Green, Hodge Hill and Yardley districts later this year. The video contains information on how residents will be told if they are getting bins or not, what to do […]
Old bins to be collected in Ladywood
Residents of Aston, Ladywood, Nechells and Soho wards who have received their new recycling and household rubbish wheelie bins as part of the ongoing improvements to refuse collection will be able to return their old unwanted dustbins and recycling boxes this weekend. Anyone living in the wards who would like old dustbins or boxes collected […]
Wheelie bin purchase – the facts
Cllr James McKay, Cabinet Member for a Green, Safe and Smart City, blogs with an update on the plans to roll out wheelie bins to households across Birmingham… Ever since we announced the plan to modernise Birmingham's refuse collection system by introducing wheelie bins, I have often been asked about where we are buying them […]
Green recycling reminder
The council's green (garden) recycling collection service has now ended for the 2013 growing season. Householders are reminded that if they have any green recycling during the winter, they should take it to one of the council's five Household Recycling Centres until the resumption of the service in February 2014. From next year, the service […]