Householders in the former South Shropshire district are being alerted to changes to their waste and recycling collections from next month.

From 7 November [2022] changes are to be made to some recycling and waste collection days in the former North Shropshire, South Shropshire and Shrewsbury & Atcham districts/boroughs to make the collection service more efficient, and reduce the distances that the collection lorries need to travel on their rounds.

However, at the same time, in south Shropshire changes are also being made to the types of waste collected on each collection day.

At the moment, collections in south Shropshire are as follows:

• Week 1: Garden waste
• Week 2: General refuse and recycling

But, from 7 November, collections will change to:

• Week 1: Garden waste and recycling
• Week 2: General refuse

South Shropshire residents will receive a leaflet under their bin lid in the next two weeks to advise them of this important change.

New collection calendars will then be delivered in mid-to-late October to all affected properties in south Shropshire, north Shropshire and Shrewsbury to advise of any collection date changes.

Ian Nellins, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member responsible for waste management, said:

“These changes have been carefully planned and will help Veolia and the council to provide a better, more efficient, more carbon-friendly waste and recycling collection service to residents in the north Shropshire, South Shropshire and Shrewsbury areas.

The key message to south Shropshire residents is; please note that your collections will change.

The message to residents in south Shropshire, north Shropshire and Shrewsbury is; please look out for your new collection calendar when it’s delivered. This will tell you if your collection day is changing, and to what day.”

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Further information

Around 75% of households in the three areas (c. 78,000 properties) will see their collection day change.

The former Bridgnorth and Oswestry districts aren’t affected, with a similar exercise carried out in the Bridgnorth area last year.

All residents in these areas are reminded that they should continue to present their containers at the kerbside by 7am on their collection day as, even if the day remains the same, the time may change.