Nearly four months since the city rolled out its long awaited green bin program and shifted garbage collection to biweekly pickup, Londoners are being asked to provide feedback.
The City of London has launched a 15-question online survey to gather input from residents.
"The feedback will help inform the preliminary review of the changes that were implemented January 15, 2024," the city said on its website.
The questions asked whether the information package that came inside the green bin was helpful, what materials should be added to green bin collection, and what other changes and improvements could be made to the program. The survey then goes on to ask for feedback on the change in frequency of garbage collection.
The addition of the green bin program is considered the most significant waste collection change in London in more than 25 years. Plans to launch it in London have been in the works for over a decade. The city ran a one-year pilot project in 2011, but repeatedly had trouble getting a permanent city-wide program off the ground. Final approval was granted by city council earlier in 2023. In late October, the city began the two-month process of delivering the roughly 120,000 green bins to homes in the city, with the first collection happening the week of January 15. At the end of month, a pilot project to bring the green bins to apartment buildings in the city was rolled out.
According to city officials, green bins combined with proper recycling can reduce greenhouse gases, turn waste into a new resource that feeds local farms and soil, and extend the life of landfills by keeping organic materials out.