Garden waste collection update from North Devon Council

The cost of subscribing to have your garden waste collected in the North Devon district will rise in April 2023, councillors have agreed.

North Devon Council has approved an increase in the charge for collecting garden waste to ensure the full costs are met by those receiving the service and that residents that do not have a garden waste collection are not contributing to the service through their council tax.

The new subscription charge will be £55 per year per bin, which equates to an increase of just 40 pence per collection.

"The increase will take the cost of having the garden bin emptied every two weeks from the beginning of February until the end of November and every four weeks during December and January, to £2.20 per collection.

The garden wheelie bin can be used to dispose of: Real Christmas trees - chopped up, Bark, Hedge clippings, Grass cuttings, Weeds, Cut flowers, Plants (no soil), Windfalls, Untreated sawdust, Wood shavings and Clean straw

To sign up for the council's garden waste service, please visit their website. For more information on the garden waste collection service, visit the council's website.

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