First week of new Ward Based Refuse Collections draws to a close

From the 6th February 2012, Birmingham City Council has introduced ward based refuse collections in a number of wards across the city including Bournville.

 
Where as before, different parts of the wards received collections from different depots on different days, from now on, all refuse collection and recycling rounds are being changed so that each ward will have dedicated refuse collection and recycling crews. Apart from improving accountability, this approach will allow for greater synergy between the refuse/recycling crews and the dedicated street cleansing teams already working in the ward.

 
For some of our residents in the Bournville ward, this will mean that the day of your collection will have changed. Birmingham City Council has sent out a post card to every household in the ward outlining the new arrangements and days of collection, but there will inevitably be some teething problems as residents and crews adjust to the new arrangements. However, to keep this to a minimum, fleet and waste management have dedicated 'scavenger' crews travelling throughout the ward making sure that any refuse/recycling which has inadvertently been put out on the wrong day is being collected.

 
A hot-line has been established by the Council for enquiries from residents. Please telephone 0121 675 7454 to report any issues with the new service, but your three local ward councillors would like to know what your experience of the new system has been so far. Please fill in this short survey to let us know how the new collection arrangements are working out.

Here is the schedule of collections for the Bournville ward up to the end of April

Normal refuse will still be collected weekly.

Attachments:

Bournville collections.pdf

[Map showing new collection days for Bournville Ward]

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