The new box system will not replace the food waste system
It will replace the white plastics bag, which can then be used for Garden Waste.
The green box we all ready have will no longer be required, and will probably be able to be returned or kept for another purpose.
CCBC have applied and received funding for the new system of boxes, and the costs have not been taken from the Council Tax.
Timings would have been better if the new boxes had come at the same time as the new vehicles, but this wasn't possible due to waiting for the funding, so the interim solution has been put forward starting later in June so that we can reduce the landfill tax earlier.
Trade Waste is not free, because it would costs CCBC and Council Tax payers to put this additional waste into landfill which has a price per ton plus the additional tax.
Jack: You CAN use a sign written van at the Mochdre (or other centre), The permit system was brought in last year to aid this scenario. You need to apply for a single use permit. Please see
http://www.conwy.gov.uk/doc.asp?cat=7865&doc=27092&Language=1 for more info on the permits being used.
I can stress how bad the EU imposed Landfill Tax esculation will have on Council Tax if we didn't put in these new measures. And as TheMedz has said this will be a Weekly collection of recycling material and FOOD waste.