Household Recycling Centres & Garden Waste
On 17th July Shropshire Council’s Cabinet agreed management and charges relating to Recycling Centres and Garden Waste as follows:
HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING CENTRES
Decision:
RESOLVED:
3.1 That all five household recycling sites remain open, but the operational hours are reduced through the closure of all the sites for at least one day a week (Wednesday /Thursday) to contribute towards the required saving target and this to be reviewed over the next six months.
3.2 That a booking system is implemented at all the sites, through an online system and open to all Shropshire residents with the additional option of agree procedures and costs with neighbouring authorities for their residents who live close to the Shropshire border to potentially use the sites in the future.
CHARGEABLE GARDEN WASTE SERVICE
Decision:
RESOLVED:
a) That an opt-in subscribed garden waste collection service is offered to individual properties every fortnight across Shropshire.
b) That the annual subscription fee for the service is £56.
c) That detailed implementation of the scheme is delegated to the Executive Director – Place in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Climate Change, Environment and Transport
d) That households that have not subscribed by the 1st October 2024 will have their garden/food waste collections stopped.