00:00Bing collections affect every household and in Birmingham the next stage of waste reform is now being paused.
00:08The council says the planned changes including the return of recycling rounds will wait until there is clarity about who
00:17is running the authority.
00:18Labour lost overall control after the local elections in May and no party has enough councillors to govern alone.
00:25With no stable administration currently in place, the council says it cannot confirm exactly how new waste arrangements will be
00:35introduced.
00:36The proposals would move general household rubbish from weekly to fortnightly collections.
00:42They would also bring in weekly food waste collections and a second recycling bin.
00:48The rollout was due to begin this month but residents are now being told to wait.
00:52Before the election, the Labour leadership said it had reached a deal with Unite that could have ended more than
00:59a year of bin strikes subject to a member's vote.
01:03Critics described the announcement as a political stunt during the campaign period.
01:08The previous administration also said the collection changes would happen whether or not the dispute was resolved.
01:14The changes were intended to improve recycling rates in a city already facing serious waste collection pressures.
01:23The council says it will give a further update when the position is clearer.
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