council owned grass

scott_campbell9

Sorry for confusemnt. We own the house and the front lawn is owned by the council. It's about 25ft x 25ft

EachPenny

scott_campbell9 wrote: »

to rub salt into the wounds they have just gave a London firm the contract to get letters out to us all at the cost of £52000

Things aren't as bad as they could be though, if the land belongs to the council rather than your home then the grass cuttings produced aren't 'domestic' and therefore it would be unlawful to put them in your green waste bin, even if you are paying for it. If you took the clippings to the household waste/recycling centre there again it would be unlawful to put them in the composting bins unless you declare it as 'commercial' waste and pay any associated charges.

If the council are turning a blind-eye to grass clippings from their land ending up in the domestic collection system then they are - believe it or not - actually doing you a favour..... not that anyone would think so

Aylesbury_Duck

I understand why you feel a little peeved, but this really is down to choice. Maintain it as you would like to see it and do so at your convenience and expense, or leave it to nature which costs you no effort or money. It’s not your property so you’re fortunate to have a say in its appearance at all. In theory, the council could prohibit you from tending it at all. If you start kicking up a fuss about their waste charges, they might just do so!

G_M

Write back to the council offering to cut their grass for them for £25 a year.

When are these stupid councils going to realise that charging for garden waste bins is going to come back and bite them in the bum. Tipping waste costs them by the ton.

It's about subsidies from central government.

My council used to recycle about 45% of the waste collected. f they could increase that to (I think) 75% they would receive a massive subsidy/incentive from the government.

Solution? Give everyone green garden waste wheelie bins and recycle this new waste. Bingo - 75% recycling achieved! The fact that the same amount of household waste was still going to landfill was just by-the-way.....

scott_campbell9

cheers for opinions

adonis

Why not buy a mulching mower then you won't need to worry about where to put the grass cuttings,

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5996731

silvercar

Council owns it! We have to cut it! But the council wants to charge us to dispose their grass....

Deliver it to the council's offices. For the first week put it in a plastic bag with a note that the following week's cuttings will be delivered with no packaging.

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[Deleted User]

Principles are great when they don't cause more trouble than its worth.

Just put the grass cuttings in a corner, cover them with a bit of old carpet and add to it each time if you don't want to buy a composting bin.

No real hassle, free compost from the council.

You could contact your MP or councillor and ask them who you go to to buy your front garden area.

teddysmum

Is this a terraced ex-council house ,with communal lawn stretching the length of the terrace (with paths of course)?

steampowered

Realistically, the council is trying to administer rubbish services for tens of thousand of people on a shoestring.

The administration is not there to be paying people £25 for cutting a bit of grass or exempting individuals from the cost of the levy.

I would just take it on the chin, personally.