Giant bins are coming to a street near you even though many residents have apparently voted against their introduction.

The controversial communal containers costing more than 600 each are to be rolled out across 500 streets in Brighton and Hove during the next six months.

The changes will affect residents in 27,000 properties, starting from Monday with the Regency ward.

The whole scheme will cost taxpayers £615,000, including a new rubbish truck, but Brighton and Hove City Council estimates that in the seven years after the bins have been introduced, it will have saved almost £1 million.

The council said the move will pave the way for cleaner streets and follows the success of communal bins in other parts of the city.

All residents in streets which are getting communal bins will receive written notification giving full details.