If the rubbish collection in the UK will ONLY be fortnightly will the Council tax go down?

Question

They will save a fortune if they cut out one weeks collections and what are the implications on jobs

Answer 1

My rubbish collection has been fortnightly for about a year now, and amazingly enough my council tax went up!!!!

Answer 2

Where I live, the rubbish has been collected every fortnight for the last two years. They collect the big bin every 2 weeks and alternate so one week they collect the recycling, the next its the bin, then back to recycling etc. At first you think what a crap idea but if you recycle all your cans, tins, bottles, paper, glass etc, I dont have a full bin very often. When it starts to get full, its the bins turn for collection so I have no problems what so ever. The only problem is if you forget to put your stuff out for collection cause then you have to wait another two weeks and then you have no choice but to take it the tip!! And Council tax has not gone down.

Answer 3

I quite have fortnightly collections and that i'm able to truly say it has in no way been an issue as I quite have a blue bin for recycling which cuts down on the garbage in the different bin. it looks you and countless people dont even have containers and could go away rubbish mendacity in bags for 2 weeks at a time that's a shame. each and every person could be provided with a minimum of two containers in the event that they are anticipated to attend 2 weeks for number of rubbish. As on your think approximately regards to the council tax, it maddens me that i'm paying plenty mutually as others who dont pay it in any respect get the comparable centers as me. they might desire to cut back the council tax fee and make each and every person pay no remember if or no longer they paintings or no longer.

Answer 4

Don't be daft. The idea of fortnightly collections is because of the greatly increased rate of recycling. The idea is week 1 refuse.week2 recycle items. The council have to do this or they will need twice as many vehicles and men if they were to do two or three vehicles visiting each site weekly.

Answer 5

LMFAO!!!!

Zippy, that's hilarious.

You have to remember that you're dealing with council official-dom, a realm separate to the real world where common sense and logic have long since been outlawed.

Trust me, as someone who's lived with the fortnightly collections with alternate weeks being either green brown bin day or brown green bin day, blue box and green bag collections it doesn't go down.

In fact you can expect it to go up in direct proportion to the lack of service, stench and number of flies the unsanitary conditions create in Summer.

How else would they afford the little yellow tags that tell you when your bin contents have flouted the 'official contents list'?

Answer 6

there is a chance council tax will be reduced but the fraction of council tax that goes to waste collection is tiny in comparison. It depends on the council but is less than £100 per year.

If collections of waste are reduced it could mean recycling collections could become more frequent. I dont think there is going to be a risk to the number of jobs at all

Answer 7

no tax wont go down (dont be silly!! )
jobs wise ::::: they will employ more people to go around the streets clearing up the mess because the rubbish is only collected once a fortnight ??????/
What a "mess" this country is getting into!!!

Answer 8

no it wont. where i am we have been fortnightly for about a year. there is 4 adults in my house and the bin is full by the first week. and yes we do use our blue bin for paper etc

Answer 9

Ours changed from weekly to fortnightly and shortly afterwards our land rates increased =(

Answer 10

No, it will rocket upwards to try and clear up all the mess from fly tippers! Not to forget the pest problems we might get, like rats or foxes rummaging through our bins.