It's safe to assume that those of you who have bought green bins and bags on the past have had your letters asking you to pay for their collection. When I bought my green bag I got it because I thought free green waste collection was an excellent idea and so good for the environment. I was never patient enough to make my own compost so it was an ideal solution.
Well, I have just spent the afternoon making a compost bin. £22.50 for bin collection and £7.50 for bag collection just seemed a bit of a waste of money to me when I could buy a compost bin for about £20-£25 pounds, save the collection fee and keep the compost. I have bought compost accelerator though because, although I have bought a compost bin, I still don't have that much patience.
If you don't want to pay for green bin/bag collection don't forget to ring 0800 834 035 to cancel your collection otherwise you will shortly be receiving an invoice. I know there are other people out there not happy with this new charge and also not happy with the short notice given to avoid an invoice. The call only takes a minute or so so you still have time.
UPDATE: The Council have extended the deadline to refuse to pay for green bin/bag collection until 12 April which, considering letters only started dropping onto doormats at the end of last week, is a welcome move. Read about it here.
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