Council plans to reduce a city’s bin collections to once a month in a bid to cut costs has prompted fears of a spike in fly-tipping and “stinky bins” among residents.
Bristol city council could abandon fortnightly collections for black bins and weekly collections for recycling under plans revealed in a leaked document obtained by the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
The document states that Bristol — thought to be the first city council to put forward such plans — needs to make savings as waste costs rise.
The leaked document states: “Through changes in regulation and increasing operational, inflation and investment costs, our waste and recycling service is facing an additional bill of £5 million to £9 million per year.
“Without cost reductions, we may