WHEELIE BINS will start to appear on driveways from the autumn after the council's pilot scheme cleared the first hurdle.
Two or three bins for recyclables, garden waste and normal rubbish will be dished out to 14,000 households from the autumn, after being approved by the council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
The plan was called in for discussion by eight Labour councillors who felt that the council was trying to ensuire its success by deliberately selecting areas where recycling is already high and where the scheme is likely to be popular.
After the yes vote, on July 22, the scheme will now be piloted in eight areas from the autumn.
The committee, chaired by Tory Cllr Martin Prescott, found that the pilot had been designed to cover a cross section of housing types, geographical locations and demographics.
An independent consultant has been employed to help devise the scheme.
Councillors Anne Marie Pearce and Robert Hayward voted in favour of the committee's decision while Councillor Giladi abstained.
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