Subscriptions to renew or sign up for the first time to Cheshire East Council’s Garden Waste Recycling Scheme have opened today.
Residents will need to opt-in to the scheme to use their garden bin to recycle green waste and will pay an annual subscription fee for their bin to be collected.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Middlewich residents have to drive past their local waste centre to take rubbish to the Pyms Lane tip in Crewe – only for it to be then transported back to Middlewich!
Cllr Garnet Marshall spoke of the irony of Cheshire East’s decision to close the Croxton Lane site at Middlewich and not allow residents access to the Ansa waste transfer site on Cledford Lane, where the entire borough’s rubbish is dumped.
Nantwich Food Festival organisers have teamed up with Sustainable Nantwich to cut the environmental impact of the town’s biggest event of the year.
The local environmental group has been working with organisers to introduce a comprehensive waste recycling scheme for the big weekend.
Changes to household waste recycling centres in Cheshire East have come into effect this week.
It means Nantwich and Crewe users of the busy Pyms Lane centre will now have to book an online slot at weekends and Bank Holidays.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporters
Cash-strapped Cheshire East is binning off its waste and recycling company Ansa, saying it can deliver the service cheaper itself.
The council is also closing down Orbitas, its bereavement services company, citing the same reason.
Cheshire Police’s Rural Crime Team joined forces with other agencies to target criminals in a day-long operation in South Cheshire.
In one day, they stopped more than 70 vehicles and clocked around 38 offences in a crackdown on waste crime and theft of caravans and plant-machinery.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Up to three of Cheshire East Council’s seven household waste sites could close in the future, a council report has revealed.
Councillors on the environment and communities committee will be asked to give officers the go-ahead to draft a public consultation to go out next year.
Dear Editor,
Cheshire East has (until now) offered simple, quality waste disposal.
Some councils require items to be separated across multiple boxes and the correct one to be carried to the roadside on a six-week rotating cycle.
The controversial Cheshire East subscription service for collecting garden waste will open in October ahead of the planned launch in January.
Residents who are willing to pay £56 a year for green waste collections from January will be able to register from October 2.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Residents with smaller black household waste bins will have to pay for a larger one if they need it after Cheshire East introduces the new garden bin collection charge.
The £56 garden waste charge, which is due to be introduced in January, will inevitably result in an increase in rubbish dumped in black bins.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
CEC councillors fear a rise in rats and increased fly-tipping if charges for emptying garden waste bins are brought in.
Proposals outlined in the mid-term financial strategy 2023-7 (budget) reveal Cheshire East could rake in up to £4m a year by introducing the charge.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Charging for green waste bin collections across Cheshire East could rake in up to £4 million a year.
The proposal to charge residents to empty their green waste (brown) bins is one of the measures councillors will be considering at Thursday’s meeting of the environment and communities committee.
People using the Pyms Lane tip may face “proof of address” checks in future under new plans by Cheshire East Council.
There will also be ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) in place after the council announced a new contract for the running of its household waste recycling centres.
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