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Chargeable Garden Waste Service
Meeting: 17/07/2024 - Cabinet (Item 179)
179 Chargeable Garden Waste Service 
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Lead Member – Councillor Ian Nellins, Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Climate Change, Environment and Transport
Lead Officer – Gavin Waite
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 Garden Waste Costs and Revenue 170624, item 179
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- Appendix 2Garden Waste Proposals Consultation Report June 2024, item 179
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Decision:
RESOLVED:
a) That an opt-in subscribed garden waste collection service is offered to individual properties every fortnight across Shropshire.
b) That the annual subscription fee for the service is £56.
c) That detailed implementation of the scheme is delegated to the Executive Director – Place in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Climate Change, Environment and Transport
d) That households that have not subscribed by the 1st October 2024 will have their garden/food waste collections stopped.
Minutes:
In presenting the report the Portfolio Holder for Climate Change, Environment and Transport reminded members that collection of garden waste was not a statutory service and the proposed charge of £56 per year going forward would create income to help protect essential frontline services. Feedback obtained from the public consultation showed that most residents who used the garden waste collection service wanted it to continue. The proposed charge was in line with other councils similar to Shropshire and a subscription window between August 2024 and March 2025 would give households the opportunity to pay for the service to continue.
As it was not possible to charge for food waste, collection would need to be suspended whilst a new service was developed to meet the requirements of the Environment Act 2021. The Leader reported that all councils were concerned at the inadequacy of funding to deliver t a weekly collection food waste programme, especially in large rural areas.
The Portfolio Holder responded to questions and comments about the fairness of charging for garden waste for those with very small gardens; the proposed October to September subscription period and why the annual council tax billing system could not be used as a mechanism to collect the charge.
RESOLVED:
a) That an opt-in subscribed garden waste collection service is offered to individual properties every fortnight across Shropshire.
b) That the annual subscription fee for the service is £56.
c) That detailed implementation of the scheme is delegated to the Executive Director – Place in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Climate Change, Environment and Transport
d) That households that have not subscribed by the 1st October 2024 will have their garden/food waste collections stopped.