No plans to charge for collection of garden waste says Shropshire Council

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Monday, 3 October 2022 17:45

Shropshire Council is assuring residents that it has no current plans to introduce charges for the collection of garden waste.

It follows a meeting of the council’s Place Overview Committee on Thursday 29 September 2022 at which councillors were asked to support the development of a waste minimisation strategy to help reduce the amount of household waste generated in Shropshire.

A number of ways to help reduce waste were included in the committee report, with charging for garden waste collections one of many options put forward for consideration.

The Place Overview Committee approved plans for a waste minimisation strategy, and this will now be considered by the council’s Cabinet at a future meeting.

Ian Nellins, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for waste, said: “I’m pleased that councillors on the Place Overview Committee have supported plans for a waste minimisation strategy, as it’s really important that we reduce the amount we produce. I’d like to thank members of the committee for their comments and suggestions.

“However, I do want to make clear that we have no current plans to charge for garden waste collections. This is something that would first need detailed proposals to be drawn up for consideration by Cabinet, before going to public consultation ahead of a final decision by a meeting of the full Council.

“So, any such plans would be shared with residents – and they would have the chance to tell us what they think about them – before any decisions are taken.”