Changes to bin collections in Kettering

The way recyclable waste is collected in the borough of Kettering will change next month.

From September 7, all recyclable waste can be placed in a blue bin and residents will no longer need to use their red box to separate out paper.

Kettering Council say it will standardise the service across Corby and Kettering, which shares a street scene service, and bring it into line with other north Northants authorities ahead of the unitary council being established next year.

Brendan Coleman, head of environmental care at Kettering Council, said: “We are fully equipped to be able to combine the blue and red bin recyclables, and residents do not need to worry about anything not being recycled as a result of this change.

"Our bin crews will be adding tags to the blue bins to alert residents of the change over the next couple of weeks.”

Old red boxes won't be collected and the council is encouraging residents to re-use them or give them to a friend or neighbour who might be able to make use of them.

Residents who have red wheelie bins can continue to use them for mixed recycling to provide additional capacity for their blue bin. People will be able to request an additional blue recycling bin for free if they feel they won’t have enough room for all their recycling when the change takes place.

Cllr Ian Jelley, Kettering Council’s portfolio holder for environment, said: “We are delighted to be able to make recycling easier for residents in Kettering.

"We will be encouraging residents to re-purpose their red boxes as this is both environmentally friendly and resourceful, as they can be used in a variety of ways, such as for extra storage.”

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