No increase in green bin charge in Wiltshire
For the third year running the cost is staying the same
Households in Wiltshire that pay to receive garden waste collections will soon receive an email or letter inviting them to renew their subscription by 30th June.
There's good news for green fingered fans as the cost of the service remains the same at ÂŁ50 per bin for the year!
New customers can sign up at any time to receive garden waste collections, either online at Wiltshire.gov.uk/gardenwaste or by calling 0300 456 0103.
From April 2020 to March this year more than 30,000 tonnes of garden waste was collected from over 82,000 households in Wiltshire.
Sam Fox, Director for Place said,
"All of the garden waste collected in Wiltshire is composted locally, which helps reduce pollution and also diverts waste from landfill."
Sam also has a plea when it comes to paying for your bin;
"We are asking people not to pay by cheque unless absolutely necessary, as processing cheque payments will take longer because of the extra precautions that have been put in place to reduce the spread of Covid-19.
"However, most garden waste customers already pay online as this is the quickest and easiest way to pay. We are asking people to renew online if at all possible, to minimise the number of phone calls we receive and help keep our phonelines open for vulnerable residents trying to contact us."
Once people have renewed their subscription, they will be sent a letter within three weeks, containing a new garden waste bin sticker.
Garden waste bins are emptied fortnightly except for two weeks over Christmas and New Year.
WHAT CAN GO IN A GREEN BIN?
You can throw in the following;
- Bark,
- grass cuttings,
- cut flowers,
- leaves,
- weeds,
- hedge clippings,
- twigs and small branches
Whilst it's a big NO for:
- Fruit and vegetable peelings,
- food waste, cardboard,
- paper,
- soil and rubble
- pet litter and animal waste.
Wiltshire Council says other options for composting are available if you don't have room for a garden waste bin - you can find out more on 0300 456 0102.