THE collection of bins in Thurrock by the council has come on “leaps and bounds” claims the councillor in charge of the environment.Councillor Pauline Tolson made the announcement at a recent meeting of the ruling Conservative cabinet.She said: When I started in June, I was inundated with e-mails re missed collections.”But we have come in on leaps and bounds. The drivers now have to explain why a bin was missed.”We also want bins to be returned at the point of collection.”