South Holland District Council is urging people to quickly sign up to its garden waste collection scheme from Monday.(February 15)
Visit www.sholland.gov.uk/gardenwaste or drop in to the customer service centre in Priory Road, Spalding.
The pilot scheme is initially only offered to 2,500 households so subscriptions will be on a first come, first served basis. Once households have successfully signed up to the scheme a brown wheeled bin will be delivered to their households. Collections will then commence in April.
Coun Roger Gambba-Jones, portfolio holder for waste management, said: “We are committed to helping residents recycle and believe that this scheme represents excellent value for money.
“I would urge anyone interested in signing up to do so straight away on February 15 to avoid disappointment.”
The scheme will see a total of 250 daily kerbside collections on a two-week rota. This will be split between Spalding households one week and Holbeach, Crowland, Long Sutton, Sutton Bridge, Donington, Gosberton and Surfleet the next week.
There will be an initial charge of £49 for 24 collections a year and an initial one-off charge of £15 to cover extras including delivery and lease of the bins.
Residents wishing to participate on an ad hoc basis or those living in a property which isn’t suitable for a wheelie bin can purchase paper sacks. Householders currently not in the pilot area can still enter their property’s details and be added to a waiting list.
For further information on the scheme and recycling advice visit www.sholland.gov.uk
