Black bins in Bristol could be collected every three or four weeks by the end of the year. Bristol City Council is now consulting the public about potential radical changes to how rubbish is collected
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00:00Black bins in the City of Bristol could be collected every three or possibly four weeks
00:09by the end of 2025. Bristol City Council has launched a consultation for the public about
00:17the potential changes to how rubbish, particularly black bins, are collected in the city. Just
00:25under half of the rubbish residents throw away in Bristol is recycled and Bristol City
00:32Council chiefs are hoping to increase this as much as possible and decrease the amount
00:39that black bins are used to encourage people to reduce, reuse and recycle. Currently, Bristol's
00:50recycling rates are at around 45%, which is one of the highest of the largest cities in
00:56the United Kingdom.