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A bin lorry at South Gloucestershire Council’s Sort It recycling centre in Mangotsfield(Image: Google Maps)<\/p>\nWeighted recycling bags are being introduced across the area<\/p>\n
04:59, 02 Oct 2025Updated 09:27, 02 Oct 2025<\/p>\n
A bin lorry at South Gloucestershire Council’s Sort It recycling centre in Mangotsfield(Image: Google Maps)<\/p>\n
Residents in South Gloucestershire are set to receive new reusable recycling bags <\/a>in a bid to stop rubbish from blowing across streets on windy bin days. But Bristol Live readers<\/a> are fed up with all the changes.<\/p>\n The new bags, which can be sealed at the top and are weighted to prevent them flying away, will replace the current open-topped boxes for plastics, cans and foil. However, households will still have the choice to keep using their existing boxes if they prefer.<\/p>\n Currently, residents are given two recycling boxes without lids, something the council admits has led to frequent complaints about litter being scattered during collections. A report to the scrutiny commission this week described it as a \u2018common complaint\u2019 and said many people do not stack their boxes to stop lighter materials from escaping.<\/p>\n The report also acknowledged that the decision to scrap bags in 2019 was unpopular with residents and may have put people off recycling properly. Costs are another factor, with boxes now more than double the price of bags.<\/p>\n Trials of the new bags suggest they significantly cut down on rubbish being blown away. The council says each bag will also carry clear instructions to make it easier for households to separate recycling correctly.<\/p>\n Although every home will be issued with the new bags, their use will not be compulsory. Residents who prefer their old boxes will be able to carry on using them.<\/p>\n The rollout is expected to begin next year alongside a new soft plastics collection scheme. One idea missing from the report was the option of lids for the current boxes \u2013 something already offered to households in neighbouring Bristol.<\/p>\n Commenter Brizzlebabber says: \u201cIf the proposed bags are anything like the cardboard ones used by Bristol Waste they’ll blow away in strong winds. They get disgustingly dirty too.\u201d<\/p>\n Pachacuti thinks: \u201cIt’s the bin men missing the target when emptying the boxes, not the wind. All litter should be picked up while collecting then there wouldn’t be a problem!\u201d<\/p>\n Brother Johnny replies: \u201cThe simple answer is to take ownership. Wherever you see litter , pick it up<\/p>\n