Tomorrow afternoon's Brent Cabinet will be discussing a proposal to charge residents £40 per year for the collection of garden green waste. At the ame time dry cycling will be collected weekly instead of fortnightly and caddy food waste will be collected weekly.
Dubbed a 'garden tax' by some there are fears that garden waste not suitable for composting will end up in the grey residual bins or dumped at the roadside.
Charging for green waste seems at odds with Labour's previous condemnation of charging for bulk waste collections. (Read on for detailed submission by Brent Friends of the Earth)