From November 10, waste collection will move to an alternating three-week schedule in a bid to promote more recycling. Households will have recyclable waste collected twice in each three-week period, with general waste uplifted once. Council bosses believe the change in schedule will encourage residents to recycle more after bin samples indicated that up to 70 per cent of items placed in general waste bins could have been recycled if placed in the correct bin. No recycling bins will be collected that week, and further information is contained in the pack which is being sent directly to homes across West Dunbartonshire. “By doing this, there are both benefits to the environment and a reduction in the money which the Council pays in tax, meaning Council resources can be focused on other priorities."