flis wrote:
Wait, what? You pay for your bins to be emptied? Beyond what's in your rates or council tax or whatever you lot have, I mean.
Yes, Cameron's government stopped council tax increases when they came into power, so the councils went looking for what they could charge extra for.
Prior to this I just had to buy the bin for a one-off £35 charge and they collected it.
There are all sorts of rules as to what you can put in as well, no bamboo and small branches etc. I always make sure I have grass cuttings to put on the top and just put whatever comes out of my garden in there.