A subscription service for the controversial charging of emptying green bins in Cheshire East has officially opened on Monday 2 October.

Cheshire East Council announced it was going to start charging for collecting garden waste as Nub News revealed HERE.

From January 2024, garden waste collections in Cheshire East, including Crewe, will become a subscription service.

From January 2024, garden waste collections in Cheshire East, including Crewe, will become a subscription service (Ryan Parker).

Householders in Crewe will need to opt-in the Garden Waste Recycling Scheme to continue using their garden bin to recycle green waste.

The cost is an annual subscription fee of £56 for your bin to be collected.

Until January 2024, you should continue to dispose of your waste in the normal way. Collections will continue as normal until then.

For residents who receive qualifying benefits, a 25 per cent reduction in the fee will be applicable, reducing the usual £56 charge to £42 per bin for the year.​ 

Qualifying benefits are:

• Child tax credit
• Council tax support
• Guaranteed pension credit
• Housing benefit
• Employment and support allowance
• Income based job seekers allowance
• Income support
• Maximum level of working families tax credit
• Universal credit

Chair of Cheshire East Council's environment and communities committee, Cllr Mick Warren (Cheshire East Council).

Chair of Cheshire East Council's environment and communities committee, Cllr Mick Warren, told Nub News: "The garden waste collection service is changing in Cheshire East.

"From the new year, residents will only have their garden bin collected if there is a valid subscription in place for their address.

"We have opened the scheme to subscriptions today (October 2), and I encourage residents to sign up as soon as possible so they are ready to go once the scheme goes live in mid-January and don't miss out on any collections.

"Signing up is quick and easy and takes just a few clicks by visiting our website.

"Our website features lots of useful information about the scheme, including what to do if you would like to register for the scheme on behalf of someone else, such as a family member.

Householders in Crewe will need to opt-in the Garden Waste Recycling Scheme to continue using their garden bin to recycle green waste past January 2024 (Ryan Parker).

"It also has information if you would like to share a garden bin with a neighbour or a group of neighbours."

By opting-in to the scheme, residents will continue to have their garden bin collected each fortnight.

They may also choose to continue to recycle their food waste by putting it in their garden bin.

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