Charnwood Borough Council

Garden Waste Collections

Special Promotion

In the spring of 2010, Charnwood Borough Council are teaming up with Charles Bentley & Son, the brush manufacturer of Loughborough, who are celebrating their 150th anniversary this year.

Bentley's have kindly donated 1860 brooms to encourage residents of Charnwood to subscribe to the garden waste collection service, and these will be given away to the first 1860 subscribers from 15th March 2010.

If you'd like to take advantage of this offer, simply subscribe from 15th March 2010 by following this link Sign Up For The Garden Waste Collection Service or phoning us on 01509 634 563.

For more information on Charles Bentley & Son, please click here http://www.bentleybrushware.co.uk/

Will you collect my Garden Waste ?

FIND OUT WHAT CAN BE PUT IN THE BROWN BIN.

Please note that garden waste is not collected free as part of the normal refuse collection. The Council operates a service for the collection of garden waste for composting by selling brown wheeled bins for compostable garden waste at an annual cost of £26, or £15 if subscribing by annual direct debit.

The bin is 240ltr in size and is collected fortnightly. Collections operate all year apart from 2 weeks over the Christmas period. For more information about the service, or for existing subscribers who would like to cancel their subscription or, are about to move house. Please contact the Charnwood Borough Council Contact Centre on 01509 634 563, or email cleaner.greener@charnwood.gov.uk

If you are unsure about when your COLLECTION DAY is you can find out by entering your postcode into My Charnwood where you will find bin collection dates relevant to your area, together with your nearest recycling points.

Sign Up For The Garden Waste Collection Service

• If you wish to join the scheme, please be aware that there are two annual subscription rates. If you wish to pay by annual direct debit, the charge will be £15 per year. If you wish to pay by any other method, the charge will be £26 per year. Please download the appropriate application form, complete, and return as instructed.

Renew your Garden Waste Service - ON-LINE

• If you are already a member of the scheme and just want to renew, use the link above to access the On-line payment system.

Please note you will need your account number to renew on-line - use this link and then select Sundry Debtors.

If you have any queries about this service, please contact us.