A successful scheme to compost garden waste in a two-year trial looks likely to double in size.
There are currently 1,555 households registered on the waiting list for brown bins in South Holland.
During the trial, 3,404 subscriptions have been secured with 324 buying additional bins. There were also 222 paper sacks bought.
“The success of the pilot scheme and the high level of subscription take up has meant that the pilot developed quicker and differently than anticipated.
However, these figures can still be considered as the target net income for the garden waste collection pilot,” said a report to South Holland District Council’s Cabinet on Tuesday.
“The garden waste collection scheme has increased the recycling and composting rate by 3.93 per cent,” the report added.
A growing waiting list and customers asking if the service is to continue have helped to prompt a review of the situation.
Cabinet members are recommended to formalise the garden waste collection service and extend it to meet current demand.
The scheme will not be rolled out to all areas, but another route will be added in April.
“Collecting garden waste is a discretionary service and members of the council were keen to provide a collection that would only be financed by those using that service and not the general tax payer,” said the report.
A new £165,000 vehicle will also be bought, cabinet members were told at the meeting.
The second route for collections is set to be in place by April next year at a cost of £240,000 for both the vehicle and wheeled bin provision.
