A NEW bin collection service has been launched by the Isle of Wight Council — where residents can pay to have their bins collected from their property, rather than take them to the roadside.

The Collection Plus subscription service will cost £60 a year.

It used to be the case that bins were collected from residents' properties for free, but they now have to be taken to the roadside to be collected.

Natasha Dix, the Isle of Wight Council’s head of waste and recycling, said: “Collection Plus is a waste service that is ideal for many residents.

"This includes daily or weekly commuters, workers with irregular job hours such as NHS staff, second home owners, leisure centre users or even if you take regular holidays.

“I am sure many people have forgotten to put their bins out on occasion meaning they will need to wait until their next waste or recycling collection to get them emptied or take their waste to their local recycling centre.

"Collection Plus takes this worry away.”

Anyone who would like to sign up to the service can call the council on 823777 or email waste.contract@iow.gov.uk