Charged for garden waste

robfosters · 19 Jun 2015 at 17:09

my council is charging £35 a year to collect garden waste. I know it's not a significant amount of money, but seeing as I already pay £2k council tax, I'm a little bit miffed that I'm being charged for this as well, when I may only use the service a few times a year.

Is this a nationwide thing?

Siliconslave · 19 Jun 2015 at 17:12

seems pretty common, both surrey and norfolk do it as well.

glenimp617 · 19 Jun 2015 at 17:13

robfosters said:
my council is charging £35 a year to collect garden waste. I know it's not a significant amount of money, but seeing as I already pay £2k council tax, I'm a little bit miffed that I'm being charged for this as well, when I may only use the service a few times a year.

Is this a nationwide thing?

Yep, but I heard on this forum that you can legally dump green waste on any field. How true that is I've no idea....like I said, heard it on here from someone

OpenToSuggestions · 19 Jun 2015 at 17:13

I'd just stick it in with the general waste.
Chuck it down the side of the house if too much for the general waste and add in a bit each fortnight.

Hades · 19 Jun 2015 at 17:14

Quite normal to charge for garden waste.

benjii · 19 Jun 2015 at 17:16

South Hams council provides a brown wheelie bin (normal size) which is used for compost and garden waste. They collect it fortnightly.

StriderX · 19 Jun 2015 at 17:17

Just ask a brother-in-law to use his?

ArchAnGeL · 19 Jun 2015 at 17:17

Not charged for in Salford. But most of our gardens are cobbled yards full of whippet crap...

Destination · 19 Jun 2015 at 17:18

benjii said:
South Hams council provides a brown wheelie bin (normal size) which is used for compost and garden waste. They collect it fortnightly.

We have a brown bin for garden waste and food waste.
A green for plastics and card and paper and tins and foil.
And a blue.black for general waste.

Each collected fortnightly.
Surcharge to collect additional when they already get double the old rates for providing services it a bit of a joke.

Cosimo · 19 Jun 2015 at 17:19

We've been charged for a few years now. A wheelie bin or three reusable sacks with a fortnightly collection.

robfosters · 19 Jun 2015 at 17:21

ArchAnGeL said:
Not charged for in Salford. But most of our gardens are cobbled yards full of whippet crap...

For some reason, the Coronation Street theme tune just popped into my head.

arknor · 19 Jun 2015 at 17:21

glen8 said:
Yep, but I heard on this forum that you can legally dump green waste on any field. How true that is I've no idea....like I said, heard it on here from someone

I'm pretty sure it's still classed as fly tipping

Janesy B · 19 Jun 2015 at 17:22

Harrow Council (Greater London) will be wanting £75 a year.

Efour · 19 Jun 2015 at 17:25

My Mum in Havering NE London pays about £30 (reduced rate) for a bi weekly green/gardening waste collection from a full size wheely bin.

She doesn't drive. I think its a fantastic deal.

If you only use it a few times for you then its not for you is it? Drive to the dump with bootfulls of hedge clippings. Simples.

robfosters · 19 Jun 2015 at 17:25

That's disgraceful, (to Janesy)

Our bin men seem to be horribly selective about emptying the bin as well. Perfectly good bins are just left randomly unemptied while the next doors neighbours are. So they are probably asking me to pay for a service which won't be delivered adequately anyway.

Snookums · 19 Jun 2015 at 17:28

StriderX said:
Just ask a brother-in-law to use his?

Is see what you did there

Uther · 19 Jun 2015 at 17:31

Total rip off, and I expect more of the same.

Burnsy2023 · 19 Jun 2015 at 17:41

glen8 said:
Yep, but I heard on this forum that you can legally dump green waste on any field. How true that is I've no idea....like I said, heard it on here from someone

I heard some guy say that if you hold your breath fro longer than 30 seconds you'll die!

Both are a load of crap.

glenimp617 · 19 Jun 2015 at 17:43

Burnsy2023 said:
I heard some guy say that if you hold your breath fro longer than 30 seconds you'll die!

Both are a load of crap.

I did wonder

scorza · 19 Jun 2015 at 17:48

robfosters said:
my council is charging £35 a year to collect garden waste. I know it's not a significant amount of money, but seeing as I already pay £2k council tax, I'm a little bit miffed that I'm being charged for this as well, when I may only use the service a few times a year.

Is this a nationwide thing?

Happened in my area last year - basically allowed the council to say they haven't put up council tax this year as the garden waste charge is 'optional'. Loads of people are tearing up their lawns and putting down patios as a result, which is just what this country needs to help manage its flooding problem :rolleyes: