You can save yourself all the time and hassle of dealing with your garden waste at home by subscribing now to North Kesteven District Council’s dedicated collection service.
This paid-for garden waste service provides a convenient solution for residents who are unable to compost grass clippings, cuttings and other such materials at home, meaning they can dispose of it easily and it will still be composted.
It is a convenient alternative to visiting the recycling centre with your garden waste, or searching and paying for another professional waste carrier who is licensed and will deal with your garden waste in the proper way.
The Council has frozen the 2023/24 charge for a full year’s garden waste service from 27 March 2023. It therefore remains at last year’s rate of £40 for collection of a single bin if you already have a brown garden waste bin at home, with collections fortnightly over ten months and then four-weekly through December and January. If you are a new customer without a garden waste bin, you will need to purchase one.
This excellent value for money waste service is the equivalent of paying 77p per week, or around £1.66 for each of the 24 garden waste bin collection opportunities throughout the year.
And it takes just a moment online to join the service, or renew if you’re already an existing customer, at www.n-kesteven.gov.uk/gardenwaste You can also call the Council’s offices on 01529 414155 for help to renew or join.
Executive Board Member with special responsibility for Environment and Public Protection, Councillor Mervyn Head said: “Rather than loading up your grass clippings, weeds, leaves and other garden waste and taking them to a household waste recycling centre or paying for a licenced waste carrier each time you garden, our annual brown bin service is an easy choice for the year.
“I’m pleased to say our charge for the collection service is also frozen this year, helping it remain a cost-effective option for households who wish to use this convenient and more climate-conscious way of disposing of their garden waste in comparison to transporting it themselves.
“The £40 charge for the collection of a single existing garden waste bin is carefully calculated to take an aggregated and longer-term view of anticipated customer take-up as well as increased operating costs including fuel, tyres, vehicle maintenance and other considerations.
“A whole range of garden waste can go in your brown bin, from grass and hedge cuttings to clean straw and even your real Christmas tree at the end of the year, cut up into small pieces. Perhaps knowing that your garden waste collected will be used again elsewhere as compost including in agriculture is the most satisfying thing of all.”
Where a bin needs to be paid for to participate in, or expand use of, the service, these are charged at £38 each (or £35 each before 1 April 2023). Please note that no material left alongside bins will be taken.
The annual subscription runs from 27 March 2023 to 22 March 2024. New subscriptions to the service and renewals can be made online now at
www.n-kesteven.gov.uk/gardenwaste and by phone. Early renewals are encouraged to ensure seamless continuation of service.
For more detail of the right things for the right bins see www.n-kesteven.gov.uk/recycling
You can also sign up for e-newsletters at any time including waste information and updates at
www.n-kesteven.gov.uk/stayconnected and follow the Council @northkestevendc on social media.