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Tax 'avoidance' has to be paid for somehow.This is what happens when councils have to become self funding. In reality my tax should go down and my council tax should go up...
When son moved into his new house in Worcester ( who have to pay for gardening waste bins), the neighbour told us he takes his gardening waste to the compost pile in the allotments at the end of their road.The only thing this does is result in people dumping their garden waste elsewhere
Source: my parents lived opposite a nature reserve. The lawn mower’s bin simply got tipped over the bank. They didn’t even have a brown bin, just had to pay for large bags to be dropped off and taken away when needed.
https://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk...-subscription-service-–-questions-and-answersWhat do I do with my bin and my garden waste if I don’t want to subscribe?
9. Can I share a bin with a neighbour?
Yes, you can. To share a bin with a neighbour one of you will need to subscribe and agree to share the costs between yourselves. This may be particularly useful for residents with small gardens or in flats accommodation.
11. Can I put my garden waste into my residual bin?
Yes, you can put garden waste into your residual waste bin if you have space.
Don't feel so guilty about hiding sons bit of gardening waste in a black bag, and getting rid in his general rubbish bin nowI have checked on a few Council websites (where garden waste is charged for) and it seems garden waste can be put in with general waste. Also, according to Newcastle-under-Lyme's Q&As garden waste bins can be shared:
https://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/all-services/recycling-and-waste/garden-waste-subscription-service-–-questions-and-answers
I've been doing a bit more digging into this. In particular, I've been looking at the Environmental Protection Act 1990, the Controlled Waste Regulations 1992 and various associated guidance.
It seems that, whilst there is no legal duty, on Councils, to have a separate collection for garden waste, there is a duty on them to collect general household waste which, by definition, includes garden waste.
So, yes, they can make an additional charge for separate garden waste collections, but not for garden waste that is included with general household waste.
Now some people might suggest that this is a bit of a con and that people are being duped into paying for something that they don't need to; now you might say that, but I couldn't possibly comment.
I think you'll find that our Borough Cuntcillors know far more about things than the Environment Agency.It all seems a bit of a mess (shock!) - around two thirds of authorities already have some sort of charging arrangements.
https://www.itv.com/news/2019-03-23...llections-must-be-fully-funded-councils-warn/
However - A spokesman for the Environment Department said: “Free garden waste collections would not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions through less garden waste being sent to landfill, but would also see more waste composted, which is cheaper for local authorities than landfill disposal.
“Subject to consultation, we intend to have free garden waste collections in place from 2023, with councils being funded appropriately to deliver this.”
I wouldn’t worry about that, my bin men repeatedly keep recycling mine, couldn’t be bothered ringing again for a new one, so just using my neighbours he had discarded in his garden.I don't get the blue bag idea, what happens with the current blue bin and caddy?
I think it all depends how environmentally conscious you are, I mean you’re not obliged to recycle at all, you can put whatever you want in your green bin, the main difference is, that gets incinerated or landfilled, whereas if you recycle, by means of separating waste so it can be repurposed, you’re doing your bit.So if we filter our garden waste into general household waste (black bagged up nach) then they cant complain, interesting...