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Existing household burgundy bins will be collected and recycled as part of North Lincolnshire Council’s “simpler” recycling system.

New bins will be sent out later this month which residents can use for dry recycling, including plastic, metal, glass, card and paper.

The authority said the new kerbside collection system will make it easier for residents to “recycle more and waste less”.

Council leader Rob Waltham said the old containers would be “recycled responsibly”.

Under the new system, 70,000 larger recycling bins will be distributed across North Lincolnshire.

A garden and food waste bin will be collected weekly with a general waste bin collected fortnightly, the authority said.

Deputy council leader Neil Poole said: “We’re upgrading the system and making it easier for residents.

“Every old bin collected is turned back into useful raw material, helping manufacturers around the country and cutting waste at the same time.”

The council said the existing bins would be turned into pellets which can be used by manufacturers to create new products.

Deliveries of the new bins and collection of the existing ones will begin shortly after the council receives its first shipment in January.

Residents who would prefer to keep their current recycling bin can opt out of the scheme through an online form.

Play equipment based on a motoring theme could be built on the site of the former Daimler car factory if plans are approved.

The play area would be part of a public plaza in Sandy Lane, Coventry, which would provide spaces for public gatherings and meetings.

Proposals will accompany the development of up to 250 homes that will be built on the site after plans for the homes were approved in June.

Developers Dandara Central said the plaza aimed to be multi-functional, with trees and planting beds to improve the frontage of the Daimler Powerhouse building.

The features of the play area would “encourage play and movement” while linking back to the site’s heritage, the developers added.

Links between the site and the Coventry Canal will be created under the plan with a direct connection for pedestrians and cyclists between both the plaza and nearby properties.

“These connections will benefit existing residents in the local area by re-opening a crucial north-south walking and cycling connection north of the city centre,” developers said.

The Daimler building was one of the first car plants in the country and much of the site was destroyed in the Blitz.

The firm was taken over by Coventry Climax to test out forklift trucks and it designed the UK’s first forklift truck in 1946.

Under the new system, 70,000 larger recycling bins will be distributed across North Lincolnshire.

A garden and food waste bin will be collected weekly with a general waste bin collected fortnightly, the authority said.

Deputy council leader Neil Poole said: “We’re upgrading the system and making it easier for residents.

“Every old bin collected is turned back into useful raw material, helping manufacturers around the country and cutting waste at the same time.”

The council said the existing bins would be turned into pellets which can be used by manufacturers to create new products.

Deliveries of the new bins and collection of the existing ones will begin shortly after the council receives its first shipment in January.

Residents who would prefer to keep their current recycling bin can opt out of the scheme through an online form.