THE number of Taunton Deane homes covered by the new waste collection and recycling scheme is set to almost double.

The third phase of Sort It! - under which recyclable items are collected weekly and waste for landfill sites fortnightly - will be rolled out in May.

Letters are going to 15,000 households across the district to inform residents of their inclusion in the third of four phases of Sort It!

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