Yes. If you have sufficient storage space at your property and there is unhindered access for the garden waste vehicle, you may be part of the new service.
We are currently working with the County council to allow compost to be purchased at the Household Recycling Centre|, Hempsted.
Please keep your garden waste bin in case you change your mind. If you still think you're not going to use your bin, we can arrange to remove it. Please contact us on 01452 396396 after 4th April 2011.
No. There will be no part-year refunds.
While your Council Tax bill includes a charge for the collection and disposal of domestic waste, the Council is not obliged to cover the cost of collecting garden waste. Some Council's may have the resources to cover this cost, which is why some offer this service for free. Unfortunately, at this time Gloucester City Council cannot offer this service to residents for free. Following consultation with residents you told us you would rather pay a small fee to self finance the service, rather than for it to be withdrawn.
Since many residents already home compost, and are happy to take garden waste to the Houshold Recycling Centre| or do not have a garden, we're charging only those who want the service rather than everyone having to pay through Council Tax.
When you sign up you will be sent a sticker for your Garden Waste bin, please write your house name or number, as instructed, in the box provided on the sticker.
The crew will have details of all residents who have paid for the service and will look for a bin with a sticker at the address. Residents who put out a bin without a sticker will not get the bin emptied.
The date on the sticker shows when the service runs from, taking into account, your 6 months free (April to September). The crew will know you have paid for the year from September 2011 until September 2012. Following feedback from customers, once this stock of labels is used up, we will change the label for new customers to show renewal end date e.g., September 2012.
When you sign up to the new service, your bin will be collected 2 weeks following payment. This gives time to process your application.
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Last Modified: Thursday 16 June 2011