Garden waste disposal - whose responsibility?

mandler

Quick question, we are renting through an agency, and our contract says we have to keep back paved garden and front small garden clean. Not a problem, but there is quite an amount of waste that gathers from falling leaves etc - and now we need to tackle some greenery (I am not a gardener!) growing on the front of the house which will mean bags and bags of green waste.

I would have thought if we need to clear it the landlord should pay for the council's removal costs (not extortionate). Our helpful agency said to try to hide it under normal rubbish so binmen take it which is pretty useless copout advice!

SHould we push it and get landlord to pay?

Scully38

mandler wrote: »

Quick question, we are renting through an agency, and our contract says we have to keep back paved garden and front small garden clean. Not a problem, but there is quite an amount of waste that gathers from falling leaves etc - and now we need to tackle some greenery (I am not a gardener!) growing on the front of the house which will mean bags and bags of green waste.

I would have thought if we need to clear it the landlord should pay for the council's removal costs (not extortionate). Our helpful agency said to try to hide it under normal rubbish so binmen take it which is pretty useless copout advice!

SHould we push it and get landlord to pay?

Don't you (or your building) have a green bin for garden waste? Speak to the council as they should provide either removal or a bin, I suppose it depends where you live. We have a special garden bin from the council. If you go to your local council's website you'll see what happens with garden waste

G_M

Keeping the house and garden in good order is your responsibility. It's your home - maintain it. If the council has a free garden waste collection service, use it. If not, either take it to the tip, pay for a collection, have a bonfire (if legal still....?) or otherwise keep the place tidy.

The Landlord has a duty to keep the structure of the property, and central heating etc, in good repair, but he is not going to pay for or do every job around the house. (Note - if a lightbulb dies and needs replacing.... please don't phone the LL!)

mumto2loves

Scully38 wrote: »

Don't you (or your building) have a green bin for garden waste? Speak to the council as they should provide either removal or a bin, I suppose it depends where you live. We have a special garden bin from the council. If you go to your local council's website you'll see what happens with garden waste

we have to pay £24 a year here to have a small green bag which gets collected fortnightly. Anyone with more than a postage stamp size garden would need half a dozen bags i reckon! we can take it to the tip (recycling centre) ourselves for free, only in a car though not a van without a permit:mad:

maginot

In the places I have rented it is the tenants responsibility to keep the garden tidy. Not sure why you are ringing the agency, if your council don't have a bin for green waste you will need to take them to your local tip!

Bit naughty of agency to tell you to put it under household waste bin, but presume they were a bit put out by your call.

Or you could do any of the several other suggestions as mention by GM!

Scully38

mumto2loves wrote: »

we have to pay £24 a year here to have a small green bag which gets collected fortnightly. Anyone with more than a postage stamp size garden would need half a dozen bags i reckon! we can take it to the tip (recycling centre) ourselves for free, only in a car though not a van without a permit:mad:

Is that on top of your council tax?:eek: Where the heck do you live? We have a huge wheely bin for our green stuff all year round and it's collected every fortnight. Wow remind me not to move to your area.

jjlandlord

If you need a garden waste bin and your council do not hand them for free, imo it'd be reasonable to ask your landlord to buy one for the property.

mumto2loves wrote: »

we have to pay £24 a year here to have a small green bag which gets collected fortnightly.

Same here!
That's a good way to make people throw their garden waste in their regular bin...

tyler80

We have a yearly charge for a brown bin for garden waste, I think it's twenty quid. We opt to take stuff to the tip instead though.

westv

I don't see what the problem is with just putting it in with the normal waste. If there's a lot then do a bit at a time in a black bin bag and try not to let it all grow too much before the next time it needs doing.

jjlandlord

westv wrote: »

I don't see what the problem is with just putting it in with the normal waste.

Because we are tree-huggers who want to have their garden waste recycled.

mandler

It isn't free here, it's £14 for 6 bags and we will use at least that in the clematis pruning. I wouldn't put it in the waste - not an 'alternative hippy thing' just not the culture any more is it? Surely recycling what you can is a kind of social responsibility?

Anyway, looks like I am being pedantic although I do think I have a good reason to ask!