South Holland District Council is proposing to deliver 50 per cent more recycling sacks to residents’ homes.
The local authority says there would no cost saving, but it wants a “fairer and more equitable” distribution method.
Each of the approximate 40,000 homes currently gets 52 green bags delivered each year. Extra rolls are available to pick up for free from the council’s offices in Spalding and other public buildings across the district, such as libraries.
Under the proposed change, households would get 78 sacks delivered.
In the 12 months from April 2014 the council’s Priory Road reception handed out 46,154 additional rolls to visitors.
Environmental services manager Emily Spicer told The Voice there is an “awful lot of misuse” of the bags and the move would cut down on queuing at Priory Road, enabling residents with other needs to be served quicker.
She added that the change would also free up time of the person who takes rolls to the many pick-up sites.
The council has launched a short online questionnaire at www.sholland.gov.uk to gather confidential feedback on the current service and the way the new system would operate.
Coun Roger Gambba-Jones, portfolio holder for waste services, said: “We want to make it clear that we are not looking to reduce the number of recycling sacks in circulation, but rather aim for a fairer distribution across the district.”
Recycling can also be left out in carrier bags and cardboard boxes.
