Festive bin collections PROPOSALS to move from a three weekly to a four weekly collection of black bin rubbish have been dumped out of Powys Council’s 2021/22 budget. The idea was part of a package of cuts and savings proposals in the draft Powys County Council budget worth a total of £11.828 million. In total the cuts and savings expected from the Highways, Transport and Recycling Service total £980,000, and the change in collection would potentially have saved £50,000. But at a meeting of the economy, residents communities and governance scrutiny committee on Thursday, January 28, head of highways Matt Perry, explained research would be needed on what other waste could be taken out of the black bin for recycling before the authority could “consider the frequency” of collections.
PB048-2014-2.picture by Phil Blagg.County Hall Powys County Council Offices, Llandrindod Wells. Powys Council has returned to the emergency mode adopted during the height of the coronavirus crisis amid a rise in cases in Wales. The return to business continuity mode means the authority will be concentrating on its most vital services, and looking for volunteers among its staff to be redeployed from non-essential to frontline services such as social care. It also means that several council scrutiny meetings scheduled for this month have been cancelled, as staff are unavailable to discuss issues with councillors and clerking staff are being re-prioritised.