DURING the course of September the remaining four Bring Bank sites in the Borough will be removed in a bid to reduce fly tipping, littering and antisocial behaviour, as well as saving money.

The decision to remove the Bring Banks has been made due to the decline in site usage, ongoing costs of cleaning and the removal of frequent fly tipping at particular sites.

They are often misused by commercial organisations dumping their waste and generally attracting unwanted attention.

Councillor Bill Hartnett, leader of Redditch Council, said: “Once upon a time this was the only way residents could recycle, but now our kerbside collection service means the Bring Banks are becoming obsolete and misused.

"It is the end of an era now that the remaining banks are being removed but in a world that is constantly changing we must move with the times, weigh up the statistics and deliver services people will use.”

In 2015/16, the borough had a recycling rate of 31 per cent of which Bring Banks contributed less than 1 per cent towards the total figure.

Residents will still be able to recycle excess waste – such as bottles or cardboard from parties or around Christmas time – at one of the household waste sites at either Crossgates Road or Quantry Lane, Romsley.

If residents find they have too many recyclables for their green bin on a regular basis, they can also request an additional green recycling bin at redditchbc.gov.uk