On the upside …
A move to monthly bin collections has led to more recycled waste and less going to landfill, the first council in England and Wales to do so has claimed.
Conwy council controversially rolled out monthly black bag collections in September after it was piloted in 2016 .
The council recycled 11% more and sent 12% less waste to landfill in the final three months of 2018 than the same period of 2017, figures show.