Council freezes cost of garden waste permit
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Nearly 22,000 households signed up to the scheme in its first year of operation.
East Renfrewshire has one of the highest recycling rates in Scotland, and while councils have a statutory duty to collect household waste, including food waste, this does not include garden waste.
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Hide AdThe scheme got underway in July 2021 and permit holders receive a weekly garden waste collection.
It remains an opt-in system and anyone who doesn’t require their garden waste to be collected can still use their brown bin for food waste.
Environment convener, Councillor Betty Cunningham, said: “I am pleased that while the council continues to face significant funding challenges, we have been able to freeze the price of the permit.
"We recognise the new scheme was a change for our residents, but the number of permits purchased shows it has worked well.”
For more information visit www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/garden-waste