Issue - meetings

Report of Assistant Director Environmental Services

Purpose of report

To set the garden waste collection charges for 2024/25

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

1.1       To approve a single Garden Waste Subscription charge (appendix 1) for 2024/25 effective from 4 December 2023.  

Resolved

(1)          That a single Garden Waste Subscription charge of £49 for 2024/25 effective from 4 December 2023 be approved.  

The Assistant Director Environmental Services submitted a report to set the garden waste collection charges for 2024/25.

Resolved

(1)          That a single Garden Waste Subscription charge of £49 for 2024/25 effective from 4 December 2023 be approved.  

Reasons

The new garden waste subscription fee for 2024/25 will come into effect from  4 December 2023 to give residents certainty on prices in 2024/25 and to smooth demand for licences over a reasonable period.

Alternative options

Option 1: Implement the garden waste subscription service for 2024/25 from a later date with revised prices. This has been rejected as it compresses timescales and makes administration of the process more difficult.

Option 2: Implement the garden waste subscription service for 2024/25 with unchanged prices. This has been rejected due to the rising costs of service delivery, especially fuel costs.

Option 3: Implement the garden waste subscription service for 2024/25 with higher prices than set out. This has been rejected as subscriptions are likely to fall resulting in less overall income to the Council.