Weekly bin collections resuming from 17th August |  Weekly household waste and recycling collections will resume from Monday 17th August in Ascot and the Sunnings. RBWM is taking the opportunity to review collection routes to make them more efficient and environmentally friendly.

These changes mean that for some residents, your bin collection day will change. Residents who are affected will be contacted with further information and confirmation of your new collection day prior to Monday 17th August.

The current routes were planned in 2005 and since then the council have seen an increase of 9000 homes across the borough, meaning that not all routes are as efficient as possible. The new routes will ensure that vehicles are travelling shorter distances incorporating the increased number of homes and spreading the workload more equally across crews.

Councillor Donna Stimson, lead member for environmental services, climate change, sustainability, parks and countryside, said: “We are happy to be able to return to weekly waste collections following a period of alternate weekly collections due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I want to take this opportunity to thank residents for their support and patience over the past few months while we operated an alternate weekly collection service. These changes were in place due to the impact of COVID-19 on our crews and during that time we saw a 22% increase in waste, recycling, food and garden waste being collected.

“We want to take this opportunity to make our routes as efficient as possible, and the environmental impact of this is also important as we aim to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

“The planned changes create far more efficient routes for our crews, ensuring that journeys are shorter and the load is shared more evenly, reducing the environmental impact.

“As with any new service change, there may be teething problems, so we ask that you bear with us as we work to make sure your waste and recycling is collected in the most effective way possible.”

For the majority of residents, there will be no change to your bin collection day, however the time of your collection may be different, so please ensure your bin is out by 7am.

Everyone who will experience a change to their collection day will be communicated with prior to the changes coming into force on the 17 August.