Following the budget meeting on 26 February, the council has made the reluctant decision to stop the supply of blue refuse bags to all households as part of its measures to make essential budget reductions, saving £220K annually.
From April 2025, householders will need to provide their own black refuse bags, ensuring that the bags are no larger than 60 litres. Residents can continue to use the remainder of their blue refuse bags for refuse collections until these have run out.
Most residents will have already received their final delivery of blue refuse bags, with remaining households due to receive deliveries in March.
Residents are assured that fortnightly collections will continue as normal, with the limit of two bags per fortnight for households remaining in place
Food bags, and other recycling containers will not be affected by these changes and will continue to be delivered and distributed on request.
The decision brings Bridgend County Borough Council in line with other local authorities in Wales who have stopped the supply of refuse sacks.
“Whilst we make the reluctant decision to stop the supply of refuse bags, this transition will only reinforce our commitment to reducing waste in the county borough. “Nearly half of what is currently disposed of in blue refuse bags across the county borough could be recycled, and I encourage households to recycle as much as possible to help reduce the need for refuse bags and continue to support us to remain number one in Wales for recycling”.
