Have your say on shutdown of garden waste collection

Following feedback on the shutdown of the garden waste collection service last winter, Cheshire East Council is undertaking a consultation on the proposed winter shut down for 2014/15.

Last winter the Council suspended the service for 4 months, from 18th November 2013 to 14th March 2014, in a bid to save the authority more than £1m over the next four years. The previous year the Council stopped the fortnightly collection of green bins for a two month period.

A spokesperson for CEC said "Shutting down the garden waste service over the coldest months of the year ensures efficient use of Council resources and provides carbon savings in reducing vehicle usage at a time of low participation in the service. The consultation seeks to assess views of residents about the timing of the shutdown, the length of shut down and the preferred method of communication to residents."

Adding "Cheshire East Council learned a lot from the errors which emerged from last year's shut down period. We are keen to get it right for this year for our residents."

The consultation runs until 23rd July 2014 and the survey can also be completed on the Cheshire East Council website or at the library.

Residents who normally purchase additional garden waste bins, will not be invoiced until after the consultation.

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Cheshire East Council, Garden Waste Collection, Green Bins