Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeWhiffy household waste could pile up for a month under Boris Johnson ’s ­chaotic plan to nationalise bin collections. Although 45% of household waste was recycled last year, compared with 11% 20 years ago, ­progress has stalled since 2015. Residents will also have the right to free garden waste collections costing £100million a year – even those who live in blocks of flats without gardens. Cllr David Renard, of the Local Government Association, said: “Councils know their local areas best and should decide locally how recycling and household waste is collected. Any new requirements must also be fully funded.”Environment Secretary George Eustice said he would aim for fortnightly collections of ­household waste.

Source: Daily Mirror May 15, 2021 21:51 UTC