# Denbighshire soft-plastics trial adds to residents’ recycling burden

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/a-bin-too-far-the-town-where-residents-now-have-to-sort-recycling-into-12-bins-and-get-called-lazy-for-complaining/
- Published: 2026-10-28T00:01:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T00:12:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16241853/town-residents-sort-recycling-12-bins.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Entertainment, Music, World

## Key points

- Soft-plastic trial could bring Denbighshire households to 12 containers.
- Residents say the existing system is difficult and takes up space.
- The council has not decided whether the trial will become permanent.

## Summary

Denbighshire is asking about 4,500 households to join a three-month trial collecting soft plastics, adding another container to an already complex recycling system. The trial has revived complaints about the time and space required, while Welsh councils prepare for plans to introduce kerbside soft-plastic recycling more widely.

Since a £22 million overhaul in 2024, residents have sorted waste into as many as 11 containers, including stackable boxes, food-waste caddies and a woven sack for cardboard. Some residents say the sack wears out quickly, replacement costs £12.50 and can take four weeks, while general rubbish is collected only every four weeks. The council says it has not decided whether the trial will become permanent; England has delayed its planned rollout from 2027 to 2030 amid concerns about readiness and recycling capacity.

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