From 2020, households across Cornwall could be issued with a wheelie bin or seagull proof sack for general rubbish, alongside caddies specifically for food waste, under latest proposals for how household waste and recycling will be collected as part of the next contract.

At Friday’s Cornwall Council Neighbourhoods Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting,  councillors recommended that households are issued with a 180 litre wheelie bin or seagull proof sack for waste (depending on what will work best for the household and the collection service) and two food waste caddies - one for inside the home and one for outside.

It is estimated that around 71% of Cornwall’s 250,000 domestic households could be issued with a wheelie bin, with the remaining 29% being able to use a seagull proof sack or communal waste bin. The cost of issuing households with new bins is estimated at around £4million.

The final decision on the new waste collection and cleansing contract which is due to start in April 2020, will be made by the Council’s Cabinet in December 2018.