When the council introduced wheelie bins last year, it decided that rather than issue a single black bag each week as it used to do, it would give each household 52 bags at a time, to last the entire year.

It’s now almost a year since we got our wheelie bins, so the next year’s supply of bin bags – two rolls of 26 bags each for each household – will soon be arriving.

Here in Sutton, our bags are due in the week commencing Monday 29 September. Why not make a note now on your calendar to remind you? If you don’t receive your bin bags by Monday 6 October, contact the council by email or phone 01353 665555.  The last date for claiming non-delivery of black bags will be Friday 31 October.

Of course, if you need to use extra black bin bags, you can supply your own, though with the amount of waste that can now be recycled in the green and blue wheelie bins, one bag a week is enough for most families’ needs.