The new wheelie bin and food caddy.
WHEELIE bins, food caddies and clear plastic sacks continue to be delivered to Isle of Wight homes ahead of the new waste collection arrangements, which start on Monday.
Those residents who have not received their new bins or sacks have been asked to be patient by the Isle of Wight Council as they will be delivered in time for their first recycling collection.
The assurance comes as scores of concerned Islanders take to the Isle of Wight Council’s Facebook page to ask why they have not received their wheelie bin.
Cllr Edward Giles, the council’s cabinet member responsible for waste, said: "The council has been contacted by a number of residents who are concerned they haven’t received their new bins yet.
"Households, which are due a recycling collection in the first week of the new service, either have already received or will shortly be receiving their bins or sacks and the others will be delivered by the end of next week.
"We would ask residents to be patient as they will receive their bins or sacks in time for their first recycling collection."
Deliveries so far have concentrated on the areas that are due a recycling collection in the first week of the new arrangements.
The council said this afternoon all properties due a collection of recyclable waste in the first week will have received the required receptacles before their collection day and all new wheelie bins and caddies will have been delivered to all properties by the end of next week.
Details of collection days for individual households are detailed in the letters sent to residents’ homes.
The authority said around 400 properties yet to receive letters will have them delivered by the end of this week. All of these properties are scheduled for a black bag waste (non-recyclable, residual waste) collection next week.
Under the new arrangements, weekly food collections will remain but residents will be asked to place more of their waste into the fortnightly collections of recyclables.
Each property on the Island has been individually assessed for suitability for a wheelie bin.
The authority says the efficiency of the new service is dependent on as many properties as possible using the wheelie bins for recyclable waste.
It is estimated the council will save more than £1 million by the end of 2015 through reduced landfill tax due to more waste being recycled.
The authority will spend around £1.1 million to buy and deliver wheelie bins and recycling sacks and publicise the changes.
More information about the waste changes is available at www.iwight.com/waste where there is a question and answer section, or by calling waste services on 01983 823777.
The council is hosting a live question and answer session on its Facebook page tomorrow (Thursday) between 1pm and 3pm when residents can ask questions to council officers.
A video providing a step-by-step guide to the new waste collection service can be viewed at www.iwight.com/news/default.aspx?id=102
Reporter: martinn@iwcpmail.co.uk