East Renfrewshire Council resumes some recycling bin collections

East Renfrewshire Council is reintroducing recycling collections for green and brown bins, starting from this Monday, May 4.
By Kevin McRoberts
Published 28th Apr 2020, 14:39 BST
Changes are being made to bin collections from this Monday, May 4.Changes are being made to bin collections from this Monday, May 4.
Changes are being made to bin collections from this Monday, May 4.

The Council says it is able to reinstate these collections because staffing levels have increased since the initial lockdown was announced.

However, they are not yet at a level to allow the resuming of normal service.

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Here is how the updated weekly collection cycle will work for May:

• W/C Monday 4 May – green (plastic, cans and bottles) and brown (garden and food) bin collections on your normal collection day.

• W/C Monday 11 May – grey (non-recyclable) bin collection on your normal collection day.

• W/C Monday 18 May – grey (non-recyclable) bin collection on your normal collection day.

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• W/C Monday 25 May – green (plastic, cans and bottles) and brown (garden and food) bin collections on your normal collection day.

The teams will be out collecting bins on the May bank holidays (8 and 25 May).

Blue bin collections are not being reinstated at this stage.

The recycling centres at Greenhags and Barrhead remain closed, in line with government guidance.

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