The change in waste collection will force millions of people to pay to have their waste collected

A HUGE change to waste collection will see millions of Brits forced to pay £40 to have their rubbish collected.

Residents living in a dozen council areas have been left furious by the change in the collection of brown garden waste.

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According to reports, councils will charge an annual fee for the fortnightly collection of brown-lidded bins.

A £40 charge will be introduced in Nuneaton and Bedworth, Stoke on Trent, Coventry, North Northamptonshire, Renfrewshire and Chesterfield from April 2024.

In other areas the price is set to rise significantly, with residents of Cheshire and Basildon expected to pay between £50 and £56.

Meanwhile, New Forest District Councils will spend £65 and Barnet residents will spend as much as £70 – which could rise to £97.

The decision is part of a plan that will require residents to pay a one-off fee to have their trash bins collected.

Participants will receive a trash can sticker indicating their participation, while those who opt out will have their trash cans returned, the council confirmed.

This move means Brits will have to find alternatives for their garden waste.

However, it has sparked anger among many residents who rejected the ‘terrible’ decision.

A Coventry resident asked: ‘Why do we pay council tax? I mean, as far as I’m concerned, emptying my waste bins is the only thing I get from the municipality anyway.”

Another said: “Horrible. We pay enough to Coventry City Council and should not have to pay for bins to be emptied.”

A third added: “I think we pay enough.”

A fourth wrote: “I’m disappointed to hear about plans to introduce charges for garden waste collection in April 2024. Residents deserve transparency and fair treatment.”

Coventry City Council said the decision approved last year is an attempt to ease financial pressure and curb skyrocketing spending.

According to the local authority, this year’s expenditure will be more than £867.8 million.

A statement from Coventry City Council said: “Councils are required by law to adopt a balanced budget every year. We were already aware that there was serious funding pressure.

“We had to take a good look at our services and identified areas where we needed to make cuts. Although these are difficult decisions for our organization, we want to be as open and transparent about them as possible.”

In Stoke-on-Trent, local residents will also see the annual £40 charge for garden waste collections from April 1.

But households will also have to pay an additional 4 percent increase in municipal taxes tax.

The authority said it is not legally required to collect garden waste for free, and that around 70 per cent of councils charge for this.

Councilor Amjid Wazir said: “Not everyone needs or uses the garden waste service.”

He added that the £40 annual contribution could be shared with neighbors to reduce the impact of the costs as some are “facing significant financial difficulties”.

The levy has been in place for years in North Yorkshire, where residents pay £46.50.

In North East Derbyshire, the council has confirmed that residents will have to pay extra costs for an extra green bin from the start of April.

A council spokesperson told The Sun Online: “North East Derbyshire District Council does not charge for green waste, everyone receives this service.

“For those who may have a greater need than the one free green bin, they can opt for an extra green bin that comes on top of the free waste bin for everyone. For this, there is [and] From April 1, a surcharge of £40 will apply.

“They can purchase up to three additional green bins in addition to the waste bin that can be collected free of charge by our waste service.”

In Basildon and Cheshire the charge could rise to around £50, while Cannock residents will pay £38.50.

According to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the wave of charges is not part of the Simpler Recycling reforms due to be implemented from 2026.

A spokesperson for Defra said: “Any decision to charge for garden waste collection is a matter for the individual local authorities.”

It comes as Glasgow residents pay £50 for a garden now waste permit.

Angry local residents have outraged the municipality about this measure. Many claim they were only notified two weeks before the change.

What are different types of containers used for:

Black rubbish bins/recycling bins: For general waste that cannot be recycled or composted.

Blue recycling bins: To collect ‘dry’ recyclables – including paper, boxes, cans and cans.

Red recycling bins: For plastics, although many municipalities allow you to collect plastics in your ‘dry’ recycling bin, whatever color it is.

However, some plastic items cannot be recycled and must be thrown away in the black bin. This includes plastic carrier bags, packaging, hard plastics and Styrofoam.

Brown recycling bins: For mixed recyclables including plastic bottles, food cans, beverage cans, aerosol cans, aluminum foil and glass bottles and jars.

Green recycling bins: To collect recyclable glass, such as glass bottles and jars.

Yellow recycling bins: For collecting textiles such as clothing, bedding and towels.

Gray recycling bins: For general household waste or for dry recyclables such as paper and food cans or mixed recyclable waste.

Purple recycling bins: In Liverpool they are used for general household waste, food waste and pet food, while in Ayrshire purple recycling bins are reserved for recyclables such as glass, plastic, cans and boxes.