Residents will have to pay £56 a year if they want their green bins to be emptied from October.
Households will have to pay £56 a year if they want Shropshire Council to continue to collect their green waste.this financial year.The council has decided not to go ahead with proposals to shut two of its household recycling centres, but they will all close one day a week.
The change was approved by the council’s cabinet on Wednesday and the new garden waste charges will come into force from 1 October.More than 18,000 people gave their views to the council about the changes, which was the biggest response it had ever received to a consultation. Ian Nellins, the councillor responsible for waste management, said: "It was particularly clear that people want to see all five of our recycling centres remain open."
He said the day they would close was likely to be either a Wednesday or Thursday - the two quietest days.It said it would suspend food waste collections too, but as all councils in England have been told they must introduce them from 2026, it will be reintroduced at a later date.
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