Residents in Lichfield and Burntwood are being urged to sign up for garden waste collections.
Lichfield District Council said thousands had already opted to pay the £36 annual fee which will will provide a maximum of 23 collections between 30th January and 15th December.
Waste such as grass cuttings, plants and weeds, leaves and bark and pond plants can be put in brown bins.
Last year saw more than 9,980 tonnes of garden waste collected across the Joint Waste Service area before being disposed of for processing into compost.
Lichfield District Council’s cabinet member for waste and recycling, Cllr Liz Little, said:
“Our thanks to the thousands of residents who have already signed up for collection of their garden waste which commences on 30th January.
“I am very pleased we have been able to create a direct debit option for 2024 to save residents the inconvenience of having to register every year.”
Cllr Liz Little, Lichfield District Council
People can sign up for garden waste collections at www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/mygardenbin or by calling 0345 002 0022.
Nope, I’ll just stick it in the black bin thanks.
I have paid for it in previous years but I’m not doing so this year; I shall do the same as Chris and put it in my black waste bin.
Thanks for the reminder. Just paid.
If you can afford it! I haven’t got the spare money, so the black bin it goes….
I use my brown bin as a composter and reuse the compost. I do what LDC do, so why pay them..
I think they already take/waste enough in unnecessary C Tax
I paid previous years only to have my bin skipped by for not reason several times plus used to be free when I worked on the bins you make money from the waste so why pay
Can we pay our council tax over 12 months please?
I’m a bit confused as to why we are being asked to pay to dispose of compostable waste??? Surely a) this is of no harm to landfill and b) they are making money from the compost produced? It seems quite ridiculous. I’d much rather they focused their attention on dealing with the blue bin issues so as I don’t have masses of paper and cardboard laying around each week!
We are in the fortunate position to be able to afford the Brown Bin, but many are struggling financially to pay bills and eat, placing their priorities in order.
The cost is outrageous considering LDC are paid by Companies for Garden Waste to be made into Garden Compost….