A new charge for the garden bin scheme is being introduced.
Driven by the cuts, but kinda almost universal practice now by local councils across the country.
There will be a process for people who collect “garden” waste when they don’t have a garden – e.g. from leaf litter on streets or blown into yards.
Revenue from the scheme will allow more waste advisors – people who have increased collection rates in the past – and stronger enforcement on side waste.
Whilst people might be surprised about driving down on side waste, throwing bags into machines has led to injuries for staff, and even some fatalities across the country – so we want to stop the practice, and will ask for people’s support.
We also want to stop “top-hatting” – waste in bins not fitting into a bin and waste being blown into the street.
Try packing waste down into bins.
Also:
– street scene staff now work with vehicles rather than barrows, so the practice of leaving waste in black plastic bags at the side of street bins should now have stopped; see also a list of 13 renewed bins and and 4 new ones.
– The Meadows does not have the problems that other neighbourhoods do, but progress on “top-hatting” is needed in some of our streets – we suggest our hot-spot streets for side gate are Wilford Crescent West north, Glapton Road, Beauvale Road – but let us know of any others.
– stickers do exist for putting on older recycling bins that are marked “no glass” when in fact glass can be put in our brown recycling bins (with grey lids); so again let us know if you have such bins (e.g. Eugene Gardens?)
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