Changes to Waste Collection

Changes to waste and recycling bin collection rounds

Cheshire West and Chester Council and Cheshire West Recycling will be introducing a series of improvements to the waste and recycling collection rounds from October 11th 2021, where approximately 60 per cent of households in the borough will receive a new collection day or weekly rota.

The changes are also a response to the increased number of properties in the borough. Between 2012 and 2020, the number of households in the borough increased by 13,000. This has resulted in a nine per cent rise in the demand for the waste and recycling service.

Introducing these changes will increase working efficiency and create a fairer system for collection staff. This will reduce CO2 emissions and contribute to the borough's Climate Emergency agenda.

Householders in the borough have been notified of a change by a bin tag attached to their bins. New waste and recycling collection calendars outlining the changes have been delivered to affected residents. Householders with bag collections will be informed by letter.

Delivery of the new waste and recycling collection calendars began on Monday 20 September. These included information about the annual suspension of the garden waste collection service and collection arrangements during the festive period.

The new routes and rounds will be introduced from Monday 11 October.

More information about these changes can be found on our Waste Management Strategy FAQ page.