article_snippet: Scottish Tory environment spokesman Jamie McGrigor said: ‘People across Scotland have been deeply unhappy about bin collections being reduced to fortnightly.
article_snippet: Scottish Tory environment spokesman Jamie McGrigor (pictured) said people across Scotland have been 'deeply unhappy' about bin collections being reduced to fortnightly .
article_snippet: ‘Bin collection is one of the most basic services which taxpayers expect in exchange for taxpayers council tax.
article_snippet: ’s bins for a month is simply outrageous.
article_snippet: ‘What exactly is the council spending residents’ money on which justifies this drastic cut in basic bin collection?’
article_snippet: A Scottish Daily Mail investigation in 2013 found that most councils had moved to fortnightly collections, or were considering doing so, with officials mounting a crackdown on families who failed to fit two weeks’ rubbish into one wheelie bin.
article_snippet: Scottish Daily Mail has also revealed that bins will be cut in size by almost half, with councils set to replace half a million wheelie bins with miniature versions.
article_snippet: Four of Scotland’s largest councils - Fife, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Perth and Kinross - are cutting bin sizes from the standard 240 litres to only 180 litres or even 140 litres, to be picked up every fortnight.
article_snippet: Families in Aberdeen and Edinburgh risk a criminal record if Families in Aberdeen and Edinburgh overfill these new bins and could be taken to court simply for leaving out extra black bags.