News Goole all set for brown bins?
Householders could soon start getting brown bins as part of the East Riding of Yorkshire Council's scheme to collect garden waste.
If the council's cabinet gives approval at its meeting next week, households could start receiving their bins from October - with 20,000 bins in the first delivery.
It is expected that by the end of 2009 all households in East Riding will have brown bins for grass cuttings, hedge and shrub trimmings, plants and flowers. The collected waste will be composted.
This follows the council's 20,000 brown-bin trial in March in the Driffield and Haltemprice areas.
Cllr Stephen Parnaby, leader of the council, said: "The new garden waste service is proving so popular with residents that we have decided to move quickly to start introducing it across the East Riding.
"Initial indications are that the trial is a resounding success, with 1,800 tonnes of garden waste collected in the two areas in the first three months. In June, this resulted in 31 per cent of the waste collected from the green bins being diverted from landfill."
Feedback from the trial also suggests that the roll-out of the brown bins across the East Riding will significantly contribute to achieving Target 45+ by 2010.
To cover the costs of the roll-out, the council approved funding in the revenue budget 2008/09, subject to a successful evaluation of the trial. An additional £1.4 million was included in the approved budget for 2008/09 and a further £1.8 million for 2009/10.
The brown bins form part of the council's future kerbside collection planning, which is currently the subject of consultation with residents.
In June's issue of East Riding News, the council put forward four options and invited residents to indicate which one they preferred. The consultation ends on July 31 with the announcement of the results in October's East Riding News.
Some 6,700 residents have now registered their views with an overwhelming 67 per cent plumping for the recommended option three, five per cent for option one; 13 per cent for option two and 15 per cent for option four.
This means that 95 per cent of respondents, those voting for options two, three and four, indicated their support for the roll-out of brown bins in delivering the improved collection service the council is aiming for.
Published on 17th July 2008 in News.
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