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Waste Consultation

By Parish Clerk Astley Parish Council

Tuesday, 9 April 2024

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Please see below an email from Councillor Ian Nellins - Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member with responsibility for waste management

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Dear Town/Parish Council

From 9 April to 20 May Shropshire Council is carrying out a six-week consultation on proposals to introduce an annual subscription fee of £52 for the collection of garden waste – and about the future operation of the council’s five household recycling centres.

This email is to tell you more about the consultation, and to ask for your help to promote the consultation to residents in your area, and to encourage them to take part.

All householders in the county use our waste services and I want to encourage as many people as possible to take part in this consultation.

The consultation website is the preferred and most efficient way for people to give their views.

www.shropshire.gov.uk/gardenwastebudget2024

Like councils all over the country, Shropshire Council is facing unprecedented financial pressure, mainly due to growing demand for social care – and we must make £62m of savings in 2024/25.

We’re proposing to charge for green waste collections as we must look at other ways of creating income so that we can protect essential frontline services for those residents most in need.

While garden waste collections in Shropshire are currently free, 80% of English councils already charge for this service and many have been doing so for several years.

As part of the consultation, we’re also asking how we can reduce the cost of running our five household recycling centres.

We’re asking if people would be willing to pay more than £52 a year if the additional money was used to keep all five of our household recycling centres open, and for views on whether the opening times of some HRCs could be reduced.

The consultation also asks for people’s thoughts about a new permit/booking system for people visiting a recycling centre to ensure that these are only used by people from Shropshire.

Thank you for your help and support.

Yours sincerely

Councillor Ian Nellins

Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member with responsibility for waste management

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