Sadly due to the huge cuts in government funding the Birmingham City has had and will have to make many hard decisions . One of those was to end the free green waste collection service.
The way green waste is to be collected from next year is still unknown to some Oscott residents I have met and with this in mind I have sent Councillor James Mckay who is responsible for the change a few questions on behalf of Oscott residents and this is his reply.
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Thank you for your questions regarding the above. I am sorry
for the slight delay in responding, as I am out of Birmingham at the moment.
Questions and answers as follows:
Q. What is the system for signing up for the charge
A. Residents will be able to sign up for the new service
either online or via the call centre. There is an advertising promotion
programme which is already underway. Further information can be found on our
website, here: http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/greenrecycling
Q. How many collections will there be in the year
A. 20, spaced fortnightly through the growing season
Q. How much waste will be collected each time
A. The £35 service will be for a 240L wheelie bin, or
equivalent sack capacity for properties unable to have a wheelie bin. That is
the total capacity we will be able to collect, per £35 service.
Q. Will deliveries to the local recyling centre still be
free of charge.
A. Yes
James Mckay
Cabinet member
Green,Safe and Smart City
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Also please note
Resident can place green garden waste in any colour sack. It is also recommended that the bags, as in previous years, should be left open when put out for collection, to aid their identification as green waste.
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It is clear that some thought will have to go into the way we residents use the service in future.
For example we will still be able to have up to about 60 green bags removed a year for the £35 charge but they may have to be staggered in the way they are collected.
Residents will also have to consider taking bags to the salvage yard (just down the Aldridge Road) or composting. (see the Internet for helpful hints)
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Also please note
Resident can place green garden waste in any colour sack. It is also recommended that the bags, as in previous years, should be left open when put out for collection, to aid their identification as green waste.
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It is clear that some thought will have to go into the way we residents use the service in future.
For example we will still be able to have up to about 60 green bags removed a year for the £35 charge but they may have to be staggered in the way they are collected.
Residents will also have to consider taking bags to the salvage yard (just down the Aldridge Road) or composting. (see the Internet for helpful hints)
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