Householders in East Dunbartonshire can now purchase garden waste permits for 2024/25.
From Sunday 7 July 2024, East Dunbartonshire Council will charge for the collection of garden waste in your green bin.
To continue to use the service after this date, you will need to purchase and display a garden waste permit on your green bin. If you do not have a garden waste permit displayed, your bin will not be emptied.
There will be a single annual charge of £50 per green bin, which will entitle the household to 19 fortnightly collections from March to November.
Permits can be applied for online by visiting the Council’s Garden Waste Collection Charge webpage. It takes up to 14 days for a permit to arrive so residents are encouraged to complete the form as soon as possible to ensure their green bin is emptied from 7 July.
As the charge will be introduced halfway through the season, it will be pro rata for the first year; householders will be required to pay £26.32 per green bin for the 2024 season.
The introduction of a charge follows a unanimous decision taken at the Council's meeting on Thursday 14 December 2023 and brings the Council in line with the majority of Scottish local authorities.
We've faced significant budget reductions for some time and introducing garden waste charges is something we've managed to avoid charging thus far.
“However, with reducing budgets and increasing costs, the Council can no longer operate this type of collection as a free service – as currently, garden waste collection is not a statutory service. To retain a garden waste collection service, it is necessary to introduce a charge to contribute towards the cost of its provision.”
Residents who choose not to apply for a permit, can continue to dispose of garden waste at Mavis Valley Recycling Centre free of charge.
