Only once a week

We have just received the following letter about our rearranged rubbish collections:
Waste Collection Service Changes
I wrote to you last week regarding the imminent changes to the domestic refuse collection service. This is just a gentle reminder that we will be removing the second waste collection from around 50,000 households north of the Euston Road. This will be taking affect from next Monday (6th June). Agreed by Cabinet in July 2010, this will reduce the number of refuse collections from two to one per week, saving a significant £469,000 per annum. Rounds will be reorganised over the five day working week (Monday to Friday).
This is a more efficient use of resources, allowing a reduction in collection rounds from 11 down to 8, with consequent saving of labour and vehicle operating costs (a reduction of three vehicles) as well as reduced overtime costs from not working on Saturdays.
The reasons behind this change include:
· reducing levels of waste being sent to landfill and further increasing levels of recycling & composting.
· reducing vehicle movements and carbon impact of waste collection.
· improving value for money and deliver services more efficiently.
Residents have responded really well to the additional weekly collection of food and garden waste and the improved recycling service (paper/card, plastic, cans and glass) which was launched in July 2010. With food waste making up approximately 30% of all waste produced, this has resulted in significant increases in recycling, but we will need to go further in encouraging further increases.
Around 50,000 households in the borough that receive individual twice weekly collections will still receive:
· A once weekly residual waste collection,
· A once weekly organic (food and garden waste) waste collection
· A once weekly dry recycling collection of paper/card, plastic, cans and glass
Communications
Affected residents have started receiving a leaflet, through their door, informing them of their new collection day. Those residents who are not affected, i.e. those that live above shops and those on estates will not receive the leaflet as their service is not changing. This distribution should take about a week. There will also be information highlighting this service change in the June edition of the Camden magazine.
Information on collection days can be found on the attached spreadsheet. More detailed information particularly involving larger roads will be available on the website when the service goes live from Monday 6 June. Further information and FAQ’s are already on the website, please visit
http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/environment/waste-and-recycling/disposing-of-non-recyclable-waste/household-wast-collection.en
As you can imagine with all new services, there may be teething problems but should any of your residents have significant problems then please let me know straight away.
Yours sincerely,
Sue Vincent Cabinet member for the Environment