Fortnightly waste collections look set to be introduced in Hounslow from next year - as first revealed by getwestlondon last month.
Hounslow Council plans to cut the frequency of rubbish collections as part of sweeping changes to its refuse service which it claims will help boost recycling by 15%.
The proposals, which would see the service brought back in-house from November next year, are set to go before the council's cabinet on Tuesday, September 22.
Should they be rubber-stamped, the changes would be introduced from July next year, shortly before the council's contract with waste contractor SITA expires at the end of October 2016.
As well as switching to fortnightly waste collections, the plans would see residents charged for the collection of garden waste from next April.
Recyclables could also be collected every other week from a single wheelie bin, rather than weekly from sorted containers.
A report by deputy council leader Amrit Mann says the moves are intended to boost the borough's recycling rates which have "stagnated" in recent years and to save £2.1 million a year.
Recycling rates in Hounslow are the worst in west London, at around 34 to 36%, the report says - well short of the 50% being achieved in the capital's best-performing boroughs.
"The changes envisaged are expected to increase recycling by 15% by 2018/19 – leading to a reduction of 15,000 tonnes of waste going to landfill each year. This will save £1.35m in landfill costs," Mr Mann's report states.
"The proposed changes to the collection methodology will also reduce costs and contribute to the council's overall spending reduction targets."
Weekly food waste collections - a service the council says is currently used by only about 45% of households - would continue under the proposals.
A proposed annual charge of £50 would be introduced for garden waste collections, which would remain fortnightly.
The cabinet report estimates bringing the council's waste and recycling services in-house from next autumn will save around £500,000 a year. It says staff will initially be transferred from SITA under their existing terms and conditions.
