£40 a year for garden waste collections

Pak_Doo_Ik said:
Forgive if I’m wrong but it’s just collection of garden waste only that will be charged for, you can still put it in your household bin if your so minded.
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That’s not the case in R&C, there are only certain items that can be put in your bins. R&C even employed bin inspectors recently.

Use your household waste bin, the bin with the brown lid, to dispose of any non-recyclable waste such as:

  • Non-recyclables;
  • Dust and ash (bagged securely);
  • Cotton buds;
  • Food waste;
  • Polystyrene;
  • Pet bedding;
  • Bagged dog / pet waste;
  • Wet soiled paper;
  • Pizza boxes;
  • Wet wipes.

What not to put in your household waste bin​

There are a number of items that you should not put in your household waste bin. These include:

  • any recyclable items - please put these in your blue recycling bin
  • batteries
  • electrical items
  • hazardous materials such as asbestos, flammables, paint tins etc - please book an appointment at Dunsdale tip to safely dispose of items such as these.
If you have waste items that are too large to fit in your household waste bin, you can book an appointment at Dunsdale tip to safely dispose of them.

Kerbside WEEE Collections​

Following a number of vehicle fires caused by electrical items being disposed in Household Waste bins, we have introduced kerbside WEEE collections.

These collections will take place on the same collection day as your Household Waste bin. Residents can present items in a transparent bag next to their household waste bins.

We will collect items:​

  • No bigger than a kettle
  • Presented in a clear plastic bag
  • Batteries other than lead acid (wet type) can be presented

Examples of Kerbside WEEE include:​

  • Mobile phones
  • Remote controls
  • Digi boxes
  • Electronic toys
  • Kettles
  • Hairdryers
  • Chargers
  • Toasters
  • Vape pens
  • Electronic toothbrushes
  • Shavers
  • Irons
  • Small DIY tools
  • Clocks
  • Radios
 
all that free green and brown ideal for compost after shredding ... leave to cook for a few weeks , bag, and £4 a 20kg bag.... councils missing a trick maybe
 
I pay £1.80 per green bag to be collected and its put in landfill.

I can take ot for free to the tip but it costs around £4 to go to tip in fuel and wear and tear on the car.
 
Been charged it in West Norfolk since 2013. Started at £39. Last year was £60. Haven't got this years bill yet.
That's a two weekly collection, but at least we get it right through the year. It doesn't stop during the winter, like some places seem to.
 
Muttley said:
Darlo have it, about £35 pa. You can take it to the tip for free so if you factor in your petrol and your time its good value and it is fairer on those without gardens not subsidising folk in bigger houses.
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I understand why the tips introduced appointment systems under covid but why has that not been scrapped now?
 
Don't see a problem with it personally. Collecting green waste must be a large outgoing for any council given they'd have to mirror regular waste rounds. An extra 8-10 vehicles for 7/8 months, plus drivers and loaders. That doesn't come cheap. Plus there is the wastage itself from wherever it goes. Not sure if Council's receive money back like recycling.

Council's are skint man - 25 years time there won't be such thing as a Council anymore. Just a large outsourced organisation controlled by central governments.
 
It will be the £40 a year for green waste, on top of the (No doubt) the maximum they can rinse us rise of 5%. All for absolutely nothing extra. Just for less. And those in charge will continue to blame Andy Preston. You cant continue to blame the previous wwanker, in my opinion the excuse is getting a bit thin now. If mbro council could do what Birmingham are doing, rising council tax by 21% over 2 years (i think it is), then they will. Middlesbrough is a deprived are, people are skint as it is. It will lead to black bags full of green waste dumped on streets. Where i live, in “The Lodgers” ward, they fly tip pretty much every week. Bags of rubbish scattered over the street. Ive seen some wardens out once going lazily through the rubbish. It still happens. It will be hard to stop.
 
£35 this year in Hartlepool, last year I didn’t pay it out of principal but got sick of bagging it up for either skip runs or into green bin. Signed up this year begrudgingly
 
tonybiriyani said:
It's fair enough in the current climate, not everyone has a garden, so is it fair for it to come out of their council tax when other more important things are under threat.
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Kind of agree. I sympathise a lot with councils, they're between a rock and a hard place thanks to tory cuts. It's a reasonable decision in the circumstances, there are far more important priorities for them.

Not sure I'd use the word "fair" though when the millionaires and billionaires in this country are getting richer and richer at the same time everyone else is told they need to tighten their belts because there's not enough money.
 
festa5 said:
Kind of agree. I sympathise a lot with councils, they're between a rock and a hard place thanks to tory cuts. It's a reasonable decision in the circumstances, there are far more important priorities for them.

Not sure I'd use the word "fair" though when the millionaires and billionaires in this country are getting richer and richer at the same time everyone else is told they need to tighten their belts because there's not enough money.
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Totally agree on your second point but that's not for local council's to deal with.
 
Darlington is £45 per year for a weekly collection, in 2024.

No wonder there is so much fly tipping in the area, some households just won't pay it.

#UTB
 
The paid green bin collections have been going on since before the turn of the century. Only one council did it then but it is catching on throughout the country. Here in Aiskew it has been going on for the last 10 years or so. So for you Teessider's welcome to the 21st Century
 

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Highest in UK is £96 (Harlow) and lowest is £18 in Scarborough

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If anything it's a cost levied to encourage home composting, which is a good thing, unless of course you don't have the space
 
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