The council is taking delivery of a new fleet of refuse collection vehicles in the autumn which will result in changes to routes across the county.
It includes 28 new vehicles, costing approximately £4million, and the majority will have a separate pod at the front to keep food waste separate from blue / black bags.
The aim is to provide a more efficient service to the public and also to help the council achieve its recycling targets.
Around 57,000 households will see a change in their collection day and a further 6,000 will be affected by other changes such as a change in their blue / black bag collection weeks.
A small number of residents who have never received a recycling service in the past will also now be able to recycle.
The changes will come into effect on the week beginning October 31 and all householders directly affected will be notified by post in October. If you do not hear from us, then you are NOT affected.
People can visit the council website and put in their address to see the changes for themselves.
We will also be raising awareness by a variety of means including our customer services, social media, our recycling advisors, the local papers and radio.
Executive Board Member for the Environment Cllr Hazel Evans said: “It is unfortunate that a large number of households will be affected by changes to their bin collections and we will do our best to keep disruption to a minimum as much as possible.
“However, the good news is that the new vehicles, together with the new collection routes, will result in a much improved service for residents.
“It will be a very busy time for staff and I would appeal to residents to please be patient during this period of transition and to visit our website if they want to check how the changes will affect them or they have any questions.”
Carmarthenshire is currently recycling approximately 63% of its rubbish but must reach 70% by 2024/25. Failure to achieve the national recycling target could result in a large financial penalty.
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