article_snippet: Fife Council yesterday became the first local authority in UK UK to announce a trial of monthly bin pick-ups.
article_snippet: Other councils are monitoring the scheme and Fife Council is to bring in three-weekly collections by the end of
article_snippet: A separate Fife trial, in addition to monthly collections, will see such general waste picked up once every three weeks, with the council upping recycling collections to help householders cope with the build-up of festering rubbish.
article_snippet: Four bins are used by Fife householders: one for general or non-recyclable waste – also known as ‘residual’ rubbish – another for cans and plastic, a third for paper and card and the fourth for food and garden waste.
article_snippet: In the winter months, between November and February, food and garden waste will only be collected once a month under both of the Fife trials, with fortnightly pick-ups during the summer.
article_snippet: At the moment, all food waste in the region is picked up every fortnight throughout the year.
article_snippet: Last year, Fife Council also revealed plans to cut the frequency of collections including food waste but backed down and dropped them after a backlash.
article_snippet: In 2013, Fife Council announced it would become the first in Britain to introduce bin collections every three weeks, for ‘residual waste’, saying the change would save £1.4 million a year, as landfill taxes soar.
highlights_snippet: Fife Council is first local authority in UK to announce monthly bin pick-ups .
  