Private bin collections in the Conwy County are set to sky rocket following the announcement of the introduction of the council’s four-weekly strategy.

Companies which collect and dispose of household waste are reporting enquiries from people in the area leading to more work and the creation of jobs.

Binzilla, a Manchester based bin collection company, has already received more than 1,000 calls and emails from Conwy residents following the announcement.

This has resulted in the company being forced to introduce a second truck to the North Wales area with the extra work creating four new jobs.

Managing director Yousef Ayub said: “In times of austerity, councils are having to prioritise which services they fund and seek cost savings where possible.

“However increases in council tax coupled with a reduction in council services such as waste collection is a bitter pill that quite rightly, many residents find difficult to swallow.

“Conwy council must be confident any savings made are not eroded by clean up costs associated with increases in fly tipping.”

Conwy resident Gary Willetts, said an increase in use of private contractors could start to cost the council money as the CCBC has a legal obligation to collect bins before they overflow and if not can be made to pay for private collections.

Mr Willetts, referring to the Environmental Protection Act 1990, said: "When an individual domestic waste bin is full and overflows attracting vermin and other pests, the public body has a public law duty to empty the bin and clear the surrounding debris.

"If the public body fails to arrange for the emptying of domestic bins on an individual basis, arising from overflow, the individual can seek from the High Court an order of mandamus forcing the public body to carry out its public law duty, which will be expensive for the public body.

"Or the council tax payer can arrange for a private contractor after serving notice on the public body to empty the domestic bin. If no action is taken, they can then seek reimbursement of the cost incurred in the small claims court."