All change for bin days as council 'streamlines' service

HOUSEHOLDS in Teesdale are to have their rubbish and recycling collection day changed as part of moves to “streamline” the service.

Durham County Council is writing to properties to advise of a change to their rubbish and recycling day from the week beginning Monday, October 9.

Some properties will experience a change in their collection day while others will see the weeks in which their recycling and rubbish bins are emptied reversed. Some properties will see changes to both day and week.

Changes are being made to collection routes to ensure the service is efficient, provides value for money and takes into account new housing developments in the county”.

Each affected property will receive a letter and new collection calendar in the post.

Collection times may also vary due to route changes so bins must be left out by 7am, the council said.

People who get help to put their bin out through the assisted collection scheme will still receive this service on their new day. Garden waste collection days are unaffected. 

 Households who accumulate extra waste while the changes are being rolled out are asked to put it in a bag and leave it next to their rubbish bin for collection on their new day. 

Waste left next to rubbish bins after October 20 will not be collected. Surplus recyclable materials should be put in clear bags only and left next to recycling bins on new collection days. Black bags are assumed to contain waste and will not picked up in recycling collections.