Sutton Council have announced that as of Spring 2017 they are making the following changes to the Refuse collections within the borough.

Non-recyclable household waste, currently collected in brown bins each week, will only be picked up fortnightly. New weekly food waste collections will be introduced. The council says discarded food currently accounts for 40 per cent of household waste in brown bins, meaning less will go into landfill under the new system.

Recyclable waste will continue to be collected in alternate weeks. Paper and card will be picked up in existing green bins one week, while plastic, tin and glass will be collected the next week in new recycling boxes.

The maximum amount of recyclable waste collected from each household every month will rise from 480 litres to 810 litres, taking into account food waste.

Fortnightly garden waste collections will be extended for paying households from nine months to year-round. These are currently charged at £54 a year for a 140-litre bin, £59 a year for a 240-litre bin and £94 a year for two 240-litre bins. A new flat rate of £61.50 a year will be introduced in April.

This has been done without consultation of borough residents, and this petition is to get the changes overturned.

Residents will face unhygienic conditions, having to store more bins.