Residents asked to register for email updates ahead of green bin collection changes

Members of the public are being invited to sign up for email alerts ahead of changes to green bin collections this winter.

Earlier this month Wrexham.com reported that executive board members had unanimously backed proposals to reduce the two weekly garden waste collections to just once a month between December to February.

Currently the local authority collects garden waste / green bins on a fortnightly basis throughout the year.

However decision was taken as a result of the council looking to make financial savings and due to a drop in demand over the three month period.

At this month’s meeting Cllr David A Bithell, lead member for environment and transport, said on average 250 tonnes per month is collected between December and February, compared to one million tonnes in October.

Wrexham Council are now inviting members of the public are being invited to sign up for MyUpdate alerts to keep up to date with when the green bins are due to go out during the winter months. The system will send an e-mail the day before they’re due to be collected.

If you’re already on MyUpdate, there’s no need for you to change anything.

Wrexham Council say the move won’t impact on front-line staff and that it will: “Help us to free up staff to help us deal with any issues caused by the winter, such as gritting routes or general maintenance. And chances are we can expect more of those as the weather changes.”

Cllr Bithell, added: “I’d like to thank the public for their response to the decision to limit green bins to monthly collections during the winter – the response has been a positive one and people have seen the reasoning behind our decision.

“The yields collected by green bins drop quite sharply during the winter, and limiting the number of collections to one per month will free up staff to provide support when the worst of the winter weather hits.”