Catch the early bird discount for garden waste collections before it flies
Households are being encouraged to sign up for the new garden waste collection service before the 20% discount ends on 31 March.
How many people have signed up so far?
People taking advantage of the offer will join over 5,300 other households who’ve already signed up in the first three weeks since the service was launched.
How much is it?
Those signing up before the deadline can bag the collection service for one bin for £30 for the year, a 20% saving. A collection service for an optional second bin will cost a further £30 per year.
Cllr Naheed Mather, Cabinet Member responsible for Communities and Environment said:
“The response to the launch of the garden waste collection has been absolutely fantastic and demonstrates a desire for this service.
There is a growing appetite to do more to recycle and protect the environment we live in. This service will help us to do that, whilst offering more convenience for householders at the same time.
The garden waste we collect will be recycled locally and used for future growing projects.
I encourage households to sign up for the garden waste service now to make sure they don’t miss out on the 20% saving. They will receive their bin in time for the busy start of the gardening season and will be ready for the first collections to start.”
When will my bin be collected?
A standard brown wheelie bin will be supplied for garden waste that will be collected from the kerbside fortnightly between February and November. There will be no collections in December and January.
When will my bin be delivered?
We are planning to distribute the new brown bins in late April in time to be used for the first collections in May.
Where can I find the collection dates?
Collection dates will be available on the My Kirklees Account, online or posted to those who have signed up for the service by the end of April.
Those signing up for the service before May will have their annual renewal date delayed to the anniversary of their first collections to make sure no one misses out on a full year’s collection.
How can I sign up?
Kirklees residents can sign up using their My Kirklees Account, or go online.
How much will the bins cost after the discount period ends?
After the discount period ends the cost will rise to £37.50 for the first bin collection, and £30 for a second.
WOT no Bin. OK, signed up, so where is the bin? Not arrived as at today 28th April?
Hi Pat, you can call 01484 414700 and the team will be able to sign you up
How does a Kirklees resident sign up for a brown wheelie bin if they don’t have access to a computer
The garden bin scheme sounds like a good idea but at the full price it would appear to be £3.75 a month whereas the offer makes it £4.29 a month so it isn’t really an offer. I would take it up myself if it was a fair price.
I run a children’s day nursery. I have previously requested a green bin for recycling purposes and was declined. Similarly, now with the brown garden waste bin. Businesses are continuously pressurised to reduce the amount of waste, but our own council, to whom we pay large amounts on business rates and refuse collections won’t support us. I’m sure it is more than timely to now recognise how much business waste could be recycled, if local councils made it possible.
We already have caring for the environment as part of our curriculum for under five’s, it would be great if we could show them how to do it at home, because we do it at nursery.
Are there any plans for community brown bins like bottle banks. Most people in my area have very small frontages and rely on pots for a bit of colour. The local community pull together to clear grot spots and make the area look beautiful, Think the idea of a community collection point for areas like ours would benefit everyone.