Over the next two weeks, East Staffordshire Borough Council will be attaching information tags to grey wheelie bins to provide important information to households on how they can sign up to the new Garden Waste Subscription Service.
Following the recent consultation, the new subscription service will cost £40 per bin for the first year, although this charge will be reduced to £35 per bin for those households who subscribe prior to 31 January 2025. Furthermore, those households in receipt of an income replacement benefit such as the full rate of Universal Credit, ESA Income related or Pension Credit Guarantee, or another income related benefit that is paid due to no earned income, may qualify for a 50% discount on this charge.
Residents should be aware that the free collection service will cease on Friday 20th December 2024, with the new service commencing in late January 2025.
Councillor Dennis Fletcher, Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change, stated, “Residents should keep an eye out for these information tags. Our Garden Waste Portal will be going live in mid-November enabling households to subscribe to the new service. Subscribing prior to 31 January will enable households to benefit from the reduced rate and receive the maximum number of collections throughout the year.
We will also have a dedicated web page to provide essential information to residents and to help them with any questions they may have”.