London Borough of Bexley:
Recycle Rate 40% (they hope to achieve 50% in the next two years).
Normal household refuse (non-recyclable waste) and Brown Bins (compost) are normally collected every week,
all other Recycling Collections are fortnightly.
The council tax for a band E property is £1710.33 (2008/2009) compared to Oxford £1813.70
Reverted Councils (October 2007)
(Information kindly supplied by www.weeklywaste.com)
Several councils have already reverted to weekly residual
waste collections following either unsuccessful trials or fully implemented schemes:
Southampton City Council
London Borough of Sutton
Leeds City Council
Plymouth City Council
Chelmsford Borough Council
Nuneaton and Bedworth District Council (3 weeks!)
North Lanarkshire Council
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Kirklees Council
Scarborough Borough Council
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
East Dunbartonshire Council
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
East Cambridgeshire District Council
Rushmoor Borough Council
Councils reverting to weekly collections for summer months only:
Epping Forest District Council
Gedling Borough Council
Councils introducing weekly food waste collections:
Teignbridge District Council
Eastleigh Borough Council
Decisions to introduce AWCs reversed:
Maidstone Borough Council
Salisbury District Council