Readers may remember the recent consultation the Isle of Wight council conducted on proposals to make changes to waste collection on the Island.
The council are proposing to switch to fortnightly collections for recyclable waste with weekly collections for food waste. They’ll provide large green wheelie bins for the recycling and two smaller bins for the food waste collection.
Cabinet members will vote tomorrow (Tuesday) evening on the changes.
814 responses
The consultation attracted a total of 814 responses to the questionnaire, with 56 residents attending public information meetings. The council have provided a summary of the results below, with the full details in the document at the bottom of the article, embedded for your convenience.
- 66% said that they would support the council in changing the waste collection service (10% neither agreed nor disagreed).
- 64% said that the proposed new service would make it easier for residents to recycle their waste (13% neither agreed nor disagreed).
- 64% said that the alternative arrangements for those unable to keep a wheelie bin at home were sufficient to help everybody take part (21% neither agreed nor disagreed).
- 82% said that weekly collections of food are an important part of the waste collection service (11% neither agreed nor disagreed).
- 95% said that it is important or very important that the council reduces the amount of waste to landfill to protect the environment and save money.
- 92% said that it is important or very important to collect more types of waste for recycling.
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Committee Report
Consultation results
Consultation responses
