Monthly bin collections would boost UK recycling rates, say experts

Fife council begins monthly collection for landfill bins, with recycling bins emptied more often, in first UK trial

Trials of monthly bin collections in the UK are "an obvious next step" to tackle the UK's stalling recycling rates, waste management experts have told the Guardian.

Fife council have begun trialling once-a-month collections for landfill bins, with recycling bins and food waste taken more often.