Lewisham Council has confirmed that it is looking at the idea of reducing its recycling bin collections to every other week, as it currently does with general waste bins.
In a response to a Freedom of Information request from the Taxpayers Alliance, the Council confirmed that it is investigating the possibility of providing alternate weekly recycling collections which are currently weekly .
Lee Manor Society has asked the Council for details of when this idea was discussed by Councillors.
Council sources say it’s unsurprising that Lewisham is looking at the idea, since like all local authorities it has a large financial deficit. In the coming year it will have a deficit of £1.7 million after using £21.7 million of its reserves to bridge the gap.
The Taxpayers Alliance reported this week that one in ten councils are considering cutting bin collections, including in some cases going to once every four weeks.
Will the council be reducing our council tax if they cut the service ?