The council had a budget of nearly £3million for 122,000 new bins that are expected to be delivered to homes across the city before the end of the current financial year.
Concerns have been raised about Glasgow residents not having enough room for another bin coming to homes soon.
Read more: Glasgow woman fights UPVC window ban in historic street after council refuse installation bid A council official said 240 litres was chosen to collect as much good quality recyclate to align with the household recycling charter commitment. But the council official said they are not in a position to remove the purple bin currently. Councillor Ken Andrew, SNP, asked what data would be collected by the RFID tags, which will be fitted to the bins.
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