It will be another two years before people in the Wychavon district have a full kerbside recycling collection service.

And councillors have yet to decide if they will use wheelie bins or recycling sacks for households across the area.

At a meeting of the council's executive board, members decided to move towards a more comprehensive recycling service and look at the costs of introducing wheelie bins or using sacks from February 2008. This would allow time for Wychavon District Council to assess the county council's plans for waste disposal and the Government's national waste strategy review.

Head of community services Phil Merrick said: "Generally, the public is supportive of recycling but in Wychavon six per cent of households do not receive any recycling service - more in rural parts.

"There is a strong feeling we should be delivering a 100 per cent recycling service across the whole district. Generally, the public is reasonably satisfied to move from the sacks to wheelie bins."

Wychavon plans to go out to tender on its waste and street cleaning contract so it can compare the cost of using a sack-based service and a box collection for glass across the whole district, with wheelie bins for most of the district and sacks where properties are unsuitable.

Mr Merrick said the board agreed in the meantime that the home glass recycling service should be increased from 73 per cent of homes to 94 per cent. They also felt the council should promote its low-cost composters campaign and should set up a partnership with charity Age Concern to provide garden support for the elderly, including the use of home composters.

Half-price garden waste sacks will also be provided to disabled groups on income support and Wychavon plans to write to MPs, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and other bodies pressing for more action to reduce packaging. The board's recommendations will go to the full council on Tuesday, February 28.