A cash-strapped council has approved £350,000 plans to change the colour of wheelie bin lids to avoid confusion – despite critics pointed out stickers could have done the same job for a fraction of ...

East Suffolk Council has defended plans to spend £350,000 on bin lids ahead of the launch of a new recycling scheme.

16:39, Sun, Oct 12, 2025 Updated: 16:39, Sun, Oct 12, 2025 A council has been blasted over a £350,000 decision to change the colour of wheelie bin lids so residents aren't confused. Cllr Peter Byatt ...

Clips and straps to secure wheelie bin lids would be impractical and dangerous for collection crews, as well as adding to the time it takes to cover routes, councillors in West Lothian have heard.

A cash-strapped council has approved £350,000 plans to change the colour of wheelie bin lids to avoid confusion – despite critics pointed out stickers could have done the same job for a fraction of ...

West Lothian could introduce straps for wheelie bin lids in a bid to control the scourge of windblown litter in communities and the countryside. Litter has been much more visible after a winter of ...

Plans to spend £350,000 on changing bin lid colours to avoid confusion have been unanimously approved by a council. East Suffolk Council met on Tuesday night to discuss changing green garden bin lids ...

A council is proposing to spend £350,000 on changing bin lids to avoid confusion with new ones being introduced. From next year, households in East Suffolk will be given an additional wheelie bin or ...

Plans to spend £350,000 on changing bin lid colours to avoid confusion have been unanimously approved by a council. East Suffolk Council met on Tuesday night to discuss changing green garden bin lids ...