33,000 green recycling boxes will be making their way to Bristol residents’ homes from today, Monday 23rd January, as the new kerbside recycling services kick off their first phase.

33,000 green recycling boxes will be making their way to Bristol residents’ homes from today, Monday 23rd January, as the new kerbside recycling services kick off their first phase.

Residents have already had collection day changes introduced as part of the new waste contract awarded to May Gurney last year, and now these new services will bring mixed plastic and Tetra Pak collections to all residents’ doorsteps, as well as helping to reduce the amount of waste people throw away.

In order to ensure a smooth rollout, the new services are being introduced in several phases between January and June. Phase 1 of the rollout starts from Monday 23rd January, when 20,000 homes will receive their new green boxes on their usual collection day. They can start to use it straight away, ready for the first collection the following week - commencing 30th January. Then on 6th February, a further 13,000 homes will receive their green box, ready for use the following week.

Inside the green box will be a detailed leaflet explaining the new services, a sticker to put on the black box - as a reminder of what goes in it and a netting cover to prevent materials blowing away on windy days.

Once residents have received their green box, the following week a new, slightly smaller, wheelie bin will be delivered to them. The new 180 litre bins will replace the current 240 litre bins, as residents should have less to throw away once they start using their green box. The new bins will be delivered before their waste and recycling collection takes place. The old bins will then be taken away once they have been emptied by bin crews on their usual waste collection rounds.

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