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Garden waste disposal - whose responsibility?

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  • Torry_Quine
    Torry_Quine Posts: 18,894 Forumite
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    I'm shocked that some people are charged for the collection of garden waste, here we have a green wheely which is collected fortnightly free of charge. That said it is your responsibility as the tenants.
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  • poppysarah
    poppysarah Posts: 11,522 Forumite
    tyler80 wrote: »
    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.


    How often do you go to the tip? How much does it cost in petrol?



    To the OP get a compost pile going in a corner. If you buy a black compost bin it'll be tidy. Costs about £15 through our local council.
  • julie03
    julie03 Posts: 1,096 Forumite
    we get given huge canvas garden bags which are given free of charge, and are collected fortnightly, you can get a huge amount in them
  • westv
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    mandler wrote: »
    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?

    Being charged extra for garden waste is hardly into the spirit of encouraging people to recycle though is it?
  • tyler80
    tyler80 Posts: 364 Forumite
    How often do you go to the tip? How much does it cost in petrol?

    Not very often, maybe 3/4 times a year. It's less than half a mile away so probably costs about 15p in petrol. The bins are also only collected March through November.
  • mumto2loves
    mumto2loves Posts: 1,043 Forumite
    Scully38 wrote: »
    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.

    yep. its test valley council.

    (oh yeah - remember don't move to my area;))
  • G_M
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    poppysarah wrote: »
    To the OP get a compost pile going in a corner. If you buy a black compost bin it'll be tidy. Costs about £15 through our local council.
    Or make a compost bin for yourself! Get some old (broken?) planks from a skip and construct a simple square shape in the corner of the garden/yard. No base needed. Cover optional (stops it getting too wet in winter/drying out in summer/ blowing away in autumn!) - a couple more planks with a bit of plastic sheeting will do.

    Then just fill with leaves, kitchen waste (NOT meat!) etc and bingo! Soil next year for free to grow tomatoes in!
  • Scully38
    Scully38 Posts: 291 Forumite
    mumto2loves wrote: »
    yep. its test valley council.

    (oh yeah - remember don't move to my area;))
    Wow, glad I live where I do. :)
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  • piggeh
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  • dippy
    dippy Posts: 290 Forumite
    piggeh wrote: »
    Bonfire will solve all your problems. Burn it with fire!

    Don't burn down the house too!!:rotfl:
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