More evidence councils will shun bins fund

摘要

Nearly half the local authorities that took part infresh research on Eric Pickles' weekly bins collection scheme have said they are not going to apply for funding.Today (16 March) is the deadline for councils to register initial interest in funding from the ￡250m weekly collection fund.But of 59 English councils responding to a Press Association survey published this week, 26 said they would not apply for funding or were unlikely to do so.