Southampton's "Fortnightly waste bin scheme dumped" Daily Echo 07/10/04
by Doretta
From today's Daily Echo:
"Controversial plans to empty Southampton's rubbish bins every fortnight have finally been scrapped for good.
Labour and Conservative councillors joined forces to throw out the scheme in a crunch vote at an extraordinary meeting of the city's full council last night, despite bids by senior members of the ruling Liberal Democrats to think again......
Every home in Southampton will still have two bins with the household rubbish being emptied every week and recycling materials every fortnight......."
Full story on Thisis Southampton website reported by David Newble.