Communal bin review

Phase 6 of the Communal Bin Review (CBR) includes the New Town, West End and other areas within the World Heritage Site (Note: The Old Town sits within Phase 5 and underwent engagement in May 2024).

At the Transport and Environment Committee (TEC) meeting in November 2023, proposals for a service change in around 45 streets were approved. The 2,700 properties in those streets would change their service to the gull proof sack service subject to engagement with residents. The report also noted that 2,300 properties currently in receipt of the gull proof sack service would retain that service. Similarly, the 787 properties using the kerbside service would also remain unchanged. The 3,000 properties currently on the communal bin service will require further engagement on a service change or locations for bin hubs.

Proposals

The CBR team have worked closely with the Neighbourhood Environmental Services (NES) team and colleagues in Operations to identify the most suitable waste management option for collecting waste and recycling on a street-by-street basis. Please see links below for the list of streets and their proposed service, the plans for bin hub locations and additional information about the services.

• list of streets and proposed waste and recycling service
• full plans of proposed bin hub locations
• additional information

Consultation

A consultation period took place from February 21 – April 4, which included a survey hosted online by the consultation hub. Prior to this we sent letters to around 9,000 properties to let them know about the proposals and consultation.

Information sessions

In February and March, we hosted several information sessions which are listed below. These sessions gave residents an opportunity to ask questions about the different services, including seeing examples of the gull proof sack materials, and printed copies of the bin hub plans to talk through. At these sessions residents were encouraged to fill out the survey so that all feedback was in writing.

• Wednesday 26 February (1815 - 2000) - Broughton St Mary’s Parish Church (Drummond Room), 12 Bellevue Crescent, EH3 6NE 
• Thursday 27 February (1200 - 1600) - Greenside Parish Church (Greenside Hall), 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB 
• Monday 3 March (1600 - 1900) - St Stephen’s Church (William Playfair Room), 105 St Stephen St, EH3 5AB 
• Wednesday 5 March (1500 - 1900) - Palmerston Place Church (Carlow Room), 12 Palmerston Pl, EH12 5BJ 
• Friday 7 March (1200 - 1600) - Stockbridge Library (Community Room), 11 Hamilton Pl, EH3 5BA
• Monday 10 March (1730 - 2000) - The Dean Church (Dean Room 1), 67 Dean Path, EH4 3BG 

Next steps for Phase 6

The team is currently reviewing the 1,669 comments received during the consultation period. An update email was sent to people who completed the consultation mid-April with a further update due early May.

The consultation data will be used to determine the final recommendations which will be taken to the Transport and Environment Committee meeting in June 2025.

Further information

If you have any questions or require further information about any specific planned works, you can contact the project team.