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Message from Shropshire Council
GARDEN WASTE CHARGES
It is possible everyone has already had this information, but I am a bid jaded about the council`s record on keeping us all informed.
Garden waste and recycling centres - tell us your views
We're asking for your views on proposals for an annual subscription charge to collect garden waste from homes in the Shropshire Council area - and about how we can reduce the cost of running our five household recycling centres.
A six-week consultation runs until 20 May.
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What are we asking?
We want to know if you would be willing to pay £52 a year - equivalent to £1 a week - to have your garden waste collected.
We're also asking how we can reduce the cost of running our five household recycling centres. Would you be willing to pay more than £52 a year for a garden waste collection if the additional money was used to keep all the centres open? Should the opening times be reduced? Should a permit scheme be introduced?
Why are we proposing this?
Shropshire Council must make £62m of savings from its budget this year - mainly due to growing demand for social care, which now accounts for almost £4 in every £5 of the council's budget. This means making some difficult decisions.
Charging for garden waste collections, and closing two of the council's five recycling centres, are two proposals that are in the council's budget plans. But before we make any decisions, we first want to know your views.
Did you know?
Collecting garden waste is not a service that the council must by law provide but is one that we, and we're sure most residents, would prefer to continue.
While garden waste collections in Shropshire are currently free, more than 80% of English councils already charge for this service and many have been doing so for several years. The average annual fee across the country is £55.
