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Gardeners green tax

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  • JoeXJoeX Posts: 1,783
    Hmm.

    I did a little more research, and this might throw the cat amongst the pigeons:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-48049286

    (Reading) council is forecast to make more than £440,000 in extra money from garden waste collection charges in the next year, figures show.

    - April 2019
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    So we can supply, pay for its collections then they can sell it to the compost makers who put it in little plastic bags and we can pay again. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • pr1mr0sepr1mr0se Posts: 1,193
    @Hexagon:  Thanks for the link.  I have already made my concerns known to the council.  Another source tells me the annual charge is £49.  
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    What’s the problem with the council making money?  ... it doesn’t go into the councillors’ pockets 🤣  ... it goes to offset costs and keep out council tax down 👍 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    49 quid a year doesn't sound a lot to me. When you think how readily people buy coffees, or newspapers/magazines etc every week. 

    I'm not sure our council sells compost back to us. Never really thought about it. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • JoeXJoeX Posts: 1,783
    Dovefromabove said:
    What’s the problem with the council making money?  ... it doesn’t go into the councillors’ pockets 🤣  ... it goes to offset costs and keep out council tax down 👍 
    If the council is going to charge us for collecting green waste, I think the correct approach is for them to be covering the running costs of collecting green waste...not charging double and using extra paid by gardeners on who knows what else.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    On its legal responsibilities I would hope ... education, social care, support for those with learning and other disabilities, libraries, policing ... and the collection and disposal of waste, amongst many other things .... the councillors we elect help to decide the priorities. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • pr1mr0sepr1mr0se Posts: 1,193
    @Fairygirl:£49 is about £1 per week, which seems pretty reasonable to me.  However, it would make sense if, when accessing the council's website, the information was easily retrievable.  I couldn't find the figure, so why they try to keep it a secret is a mystery.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    If your council website isn’t clear tell your local councillors 

    The Norwich site is very good https://www.norwich.gov.uk/info/20185/garden_waste_service/1260/how_the_garden_waste_service_works

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It depends what they spend the money on. The money for services cut by the government has to come from somewhere.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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