Radical waste-collection system shake-up would let bin firms take over entire regions

"The household waste-collection system could be in line for a radical shake-up, with bin companies taking ­responsibility for an entire geographic area rather than competing for customers on the same street."

"However, the representative body for waste-management firms has claimed that changing how bin collections operate would end up costing households more money."

The household waste-collection system could shift to an area-based model where single bin companies hold responsibility for entire geographic zones. Under that approach, firms would manage collections for whole neighborhoods instead of competing for individual customers on the same street. The representative body for waste-management firms has asserted that changing how bin collections operate would increase costs for households. The proposed restructure would change local competitive dynamics and could affect pricing, consumer choice, and the contractual and regulatory arrangements that assign exclusive territorial responsibility to specific firms.

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