A LARGE number of Bromsgrove residents’ bins are set to be replaced this autumn as the council phases out an old and ineffective style of waste collection.
Bromsgrove are the last council in the country still using an old style of ‘diamond lift’ bins, making it impossible to source compatible vehicles and parts.
90 per cent of the districts bins will be replaced as the council retires the old models. To maintain reliable waste collections, councillors approved the switch to the UK-standard ‘comb lift’ bins earlier this year.
Deliveries of the new bins will take place between now and December, to most of the district’s over 30,000 households.
The new bins will be the same 240-litre size, with a grey body and coloured lids: green for recycling, grey for refuse, and brown for garden waste subscribers.
Garden waste bins will be replaced later, ahead of the 2026 season.
Councillor Peter Whittaker, portfolio holder for environmental services, said: “Thanks to everyone for bearing with us while we swap out our bins.
“It will save taxpayers money, by making the service simpler and more efficient.
“We squeezed all the value we could out of the old ones, but times move on. This change will solve the problems we faced replacing vehicles and machinery.
“I would just urge anyone with the old-style bin to remember to leave it out for longer on bin day, as after being emptied it could be collected up to five o’clock.”
Residents don’t need to take any action to get a replacement, as old bins will be replaced automatically. Residents are advised to continue using their current bin until its been emptied and collected.
If a new bin arrives before an old one is removed, continue using the old one, and leave it out to be emptied and removed.
The council will aim to take it away that day, leaving just the new bin. If it’s not taken by 5pm, bring it back in, and try again next bin day. Assisted collections will continue as normal throughout.
The old bins will be recycled and repurposed into new ones.
Visit www.bromsgrove.gov.uk/NewBins2025 for more information.
