Swindon gives its verdict on three-week bin collections

The county's authority says the results of a new public consultation survey will help it design waste collection services in the future. It says the results of the survey will help it design waste collection services in the future. Here's what you had to say on the matter.

Scott Sonatas said: "How about we all get a 25% discount on the council tax if it goes every three weeks?" Matt Buckby replied: "Weird ask considering refuse collection accounts for around 5% of spend." Matt Bowyer said: "I don't think anyone ever wanted them to change from one week to two."

Chris Hancock said: "That's going to increase fly tipping." Mariusz Chodzko said: "Who would want that?" Christian Paul Kostiuk said: ""If you fully re-open the tip."

Dave Arman said: "If you are recycling correctly, then there really shouldn't be much going in the black bin." Sophie Peers-Weaver replied: "We have a newborn and three weekly collections would be a terrible idea! Can't recycle her nappies."

Recommended reading Ariel Thorne replied: "I fear a lot of people don't use all the food they buy or are wasteful and too much scrap waste and 'yucky' stuff will be in the ordinary bin. "It will more than likely be rancid at three weeks!

Any minimum leftover bits go in a container in the freezer until bin day here. "My recycling is not an issue, I could go to three weeks, but I'm sure a family probably couldn't." Ashe Tankaria said: "I would be happy with the European way, with recycling points local, as in usually the end of the road and waste collection bi-weekly from these."

Maureen Whybrow replied: "I like the idea for new build estates but hardly practical in ancient towns. Many areas around me haven't even got a pavement at the front and no or restricted back access." Brian Cox said: "The rats are licking their lips already."

Jessie-Louize Pearce said: "I have two wheelie bins and honestly my only garden is full of bin bags too due to cost of removal. "The same day they are empty is the same day they are full again. And don't get me started on recycling, I fill it all and still have white bags of recycling."

Josh Storey said: "Double the size of the bin then maybe. But you would need bigger trucks too." Gillian Suzanne said: "Personally, I don't see the problem.

With more being able to be recycled and weekly food waste collection, there should be much less going into the general waste bin. "As a family we only have a single white bin liner every two weeks and let our neighbours put any excess in. We do try to shop responsibly to ensure we throw away less."

Dave Emerson said: "How about they actually collect them every two weeks, that would be a good start." Pammi Bolwell said: "My street near Swindon is already like bin city as no one puts there bins away. They just leave them in a line on the pavement.

What will it be like with more bins." Robert Lees said: "Considering nearly everything is recycled, I wonder what's filling all these bins." John Barratt said: "Recycle properly and hardly anything goes in the bin.

No problem with delaying bin collections if the Council steps up the recycling and ensures compliance." Marc Reed said: "Provided exceptional routes are provided for the lines of nappies & other medical needs then ok. "We have a small wheelie bin - selected when they were introduced - and even as a house of 4 we barely filled half of it.

2 carrier bags of general waste in a fortnight now that food goes separately." David Peploe said: "A lot of us have been living like this for a few years now and it makes no difference. I'm a single guy with no kids myself and my general waste goes out every six weeks.

I have more recycling than I do general waste." Darren Smith said: "People complaining that their bins are full to the brim/overflowing by the time two weeks come around. "If you recycled the way you should then wouldn't be a problem.

There are 4 of us in our house and we have 1 1/2 black bags of general waste every 2 weeks and the rest is recycling, so going to 3 weeks wouldn't bother us."

Paul Davies said: "I think there is enough rubbish on the streets of Swindon already three weekly bin collections would make it even worse."

Keith Brewerton said: "Why do people keep saying reduce council tax by 25% it obvious that nearly all the council tax goes towards children and OAP services."