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Garden Waste charge 2026-27

 

 

Meeting: 20/01/2026 - Cabinet (Item 7)

7 GARDEN WASTE CHARGE 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 128 KB

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR – ENVIRONMENT

 

To agree the level of garden waste charge for the subscription period 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.

Decision:

RESOLVED: That Cabinet approved the garden waste subscription charge for the period 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2027, at £57.

 

REASON FOR DECISION: To ensure the Council’s Garden Waste service is financially sustainable, in line with the priorities of the Council and of the Shared waste service.

Minutes:

Audio recording – 6 minutes 2 seconds

 

In the absence of the Executive Member for Environment, Councillor Ian Albert, as Executive Member of Finance and IT, presented the report entitled ‘Garden Waste Charge 2026/27’ and advised that:

 

·       This report was asking Cabinet to approve the annual garden waste subscription charge from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.

·       Unlike household waste and recycling, there was no legal requirement to collect garden waste unless householders opted into the service and agree to pay a collection fee.

·       Currently approximately 30k households in North Herts were signed up to the garden waste collection service.

·       The current charge was £55 for one bin to be collected, with a 50% concession offered to households in receipt of Council Tax Reduction.

·       The current charges for Hertfordshire authorities were detailed in the table in paragraph 8.2 of the report.

·       It was recommended to increase the garden waste charge to £57 to help cover inflation cost, as highlighted in paragraph 10.1 of the report.

 

Councillor Ian Albert proposed and Councillor Mick Debenham seconded and, following a vote, it was:

 

RESOLVED: That Cabinet approved the garden waste subscription charge for the period 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2027, at £57.

 

REASON FOR DECISION: To ensure the Council’s Garden Waste service is financially sustainable, in line with the priorities of the Council and of the Shared waste service.