Fife Council stops kerbside paper bin collections

The paper bins will no longer be collected by the local authority due to a staff shortage, with up to 40 per cent of the waste management team being absent.

Brown bins will also return to four weekly collections.

In a statement, Fife Council said: “If you have any concerns about excess food waste, please place this in your blue landfill bin.

“We’re temporarily stopping collections of grey paper/cardboard recycling bins. Please store your paper/cardboard recycling until further guidance is given. To make best use of space in your grey bin please flatten all cardboard boxes.

“Please only put out bins for collection that need emptied – more than half full.

“Please continue to put your blue, brown or green bin out at 6am on the day the bin is normally collected.

“If we’re unable to empty them on your collection day, please leave them out and we’ll try to return and collect them over the following days.

“Please don’t put your grey paper bin out as we are not emptying these bins at present.”

The council said these changes had to be made as a number of staff were either self-isolating or unwell.

Recycling centres will also remain closed this week.