Green bins to be collected once a month during the winter

Residents across Wrexham are being reminded of changes to garden waste collection during the winter.

Between December and February green bins will only be emptied once a month.

This is a reduction on the current two-weekly collection for those who pay to have their garden waste collected throughout the rest of the year.

The changes were introduced two years ago after a decision made by executive board members to reduce the service due to a drop in demand and in a bid to save money.

Cllr David A Bithell, Lead Member for Environment and Transport, said: “We are reducing garden waste collections to monthly over the December, January and February period, as we have done for the past couple of years.

“We do this as demand for the collections drop sharply and it allows us to free up staff to help us deal with any issues caused by the winter, such as gritting routes or general maintenance.”

Residents are also being encouraged to keep up to date on when to put garden waste bins out during the winter months by signing up for our bin reminder alerts.

You’ll get an email alert the day before they’re due to be collected to remind you. If you already receive these alerts, there’s no need for you to change anything.You can also view information about your bin collections on My Account.

To register click Services> Waste and Recycling> Check your bin day. From here you can download and print our up-to-date bin calendars.You only need to enter your postcode, address and email address and hit submit, doing this will automatically update our email reminder system and ensure you get the correct reminder.