BIN collection days across West Fife are set to change next month.

Nearly 60,000 households will now have a different day they receive recycling and waste collections.

From Monday, September 17, the following areas will see changes to their collection days: Dunfermline, Kincardine, Rosyth, Dalgety Bay, Inverkeithing, Kelty, Aberdour and other West Fife villages.

A decision has also been taken to revise the content of green and grey recycling bins.

Shaun Kenyon, Fife Council's team manager of waste operations, said: "Fife Council collects over 250,000 bins every week, around 13,000,000 bins a year.

“The existing rounds have been in place for a number of years, and have so far remained unchanged through budget cuts and new housing developments. A growth in housing has led to pressure on some routes. The new collection routes allow capacity for future growth and ensure that local people continue to get a good service.

“We appreciate that changing the collection days may be an inconvenience in the short term, but the change will make the service more efficient, reducing travel time and make collection routes more streamlined.

“We encourage residents to look out for their bin tag and go online to get their new calendar, if their bin collection is changing. Residents can now access their easy-to-use online calendar via their phone, laptop, desktop or other mobile device anytime, anywhere.

“Residents should continue to put their bins out as normal until the changeover date.”

The new bin collection dates are available online via: www.fifedirect.org.uk/bincalendar

As well as alterations to collection days, the green and grey recycling bins are now set to take different types of waste.

Polystyrene, plastic bags & films and plastic wrappers will not be able to go into the green bin, but should go into the blue bin.

Drinks and food cartons will be recycled in the green bin and not the grey bin.