Coventry people are to be asked for their views in a questionnaire drawn up as part of a comprehensive review of the city’s Refuse Collection Service.

Following recent public concerns about the bank Holiday collection system, Members of the Council’s Environment and Transport Policy Team set themselves the task to consider how under the realm of ‘Best Value’ the Refuse Service should be changed to meet people’s needs.

The short questionnaire is included in a leaflet which will be distributed at all Coventry households shortly. It asks people for their views on the current service provided, holiday collections and recycling of household waste.

Councillor John McNicholas, Chair of the Environment and Transport Policy Team said:

"I hope people will take a few moments to respond to our questionnaire. Missed collections over holiday periods have been a topic for discussion for a while now and one which I am not only determined, but very keen to resolve. At the end of the day refuse collection is a service which affects people’s quality of life every week and in my view we need to move it on to ensure it’s a service that people want."

The leaflet also includes details of arrangements put in place for the Christmas Holiday period, a competition to win £25 and information on recycling your Christmas tree and the opening times of he city’s Waste Reduction site at Whitley.

Councillor McNicholas added:

"On the Christmas refuse front, I would like to apologise to Coventry people for the disruption which is going to occur to the services this year, but assure people that we have tried our best to keep this to a minimum."