Dumfries and Galloway Council to reveal bin change costs

Dumfries and Galloway Council is to reveal the full scale of the "significant" rise in the cost of its new multi-bin waste system.

The council flagged up the situation with the service, which was introduced in Wigtownshire, in April.

However, it has declined to put a figure on the amount of extra expense which has been incurred so far.

A report will now go before councillors next week that is expected to spell out the level of additional spending.

Higher participation rates than anticipated and slow collection speeds have been blamed for the cost increase.

The council used to run a single wheelie bin system but new regulations prompted the switch to five containers.

It has promised to learn the lessons from the introduction of the scheme in Wigtownshire before extending it elsewhere.

The authority usually publishes its committee papers online about a week in advance of meetings.

This has not been the case with the Zero Waste report which will only be made available on the day of the economy, environment and infrastructure committee meeting.

A council statement said it was still being finalised.

"The report is very complex in nature, which has caused the delay in making it available," it said.

"The report provides members with details of the post-implementation review of our council's new kerbside waste collection service in Wigtown.

"This includes the costs."