Fife residents are being asked to check their bin calendars online this Sunday amid possible changes to services.
Fife Council is still picking up all blue, brown and green bins across the region, but some people in east and west Fife will have their green bin (plastics and cans) collected on a different week to help the local authority manage resources at this challenging time.
That’s why the council is asking everyone to check their bin calendar on Sunday to make sure the green bin is out on the right week at www.fife.gov.uk/bincalendar.
Not everyone is affected.
The call comes after warnings the waste management service had been hit hard by staff shortages.
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Collections of grey bins have been temporarily stopped, while residents are being urged to store excess waste securely using the following tips:
- Wash and squash plastics and cans, especially plastic juice and milk bottles, then put the lid back on to keep air out.
- Flatten drinks and food cartons, like UHT milk and fruit juice cartons.
- Fold cardboard flat and store in a car, attic, under a bed, in a shed or garage.
- Put excess paper and cardboard into your blue bin.
- Take excess recycling to a smaller, nearby recycling point that you can walk to. (Only when you take your daily exercise).
- Only put out bins for collection that need emptied (or are more than half full).
