Watford Council has taken the decision to suspend the Borough’s green waste collection from 20th April 2020
Watford Council has taken the decision to suspend the Borough’s green waste collection from 20th April 2020.
The restriction made to ensure that core waste and recycling services continue to be delivered during Covid-19, green bin users have under two weeks to clear their waste.
Speaking exclusively to Vibe107.6 about the suspension, the elected Mayor of Watford, Peter Taylor said:
“Green bins are for garden and food waste and from 20th April, we will sadly have to stop collecting those green bins.
“The crew in our area are doing brilliant work and have carried on as long as they can, but they are very stretched. Over the next two weeks, anyone living in Watford can get their green bins collected but that will be the last time.
“After that, people will need to put food waste into the black general waste bins and you’ll have to store garden waste or compost and keep it until the service is brought back as soon as we can.
“More waste will be taken to landfill. It is not something that we wanted to do, but lots of councils have done this. We’ve held off for as long as possible. Many of our drivers are self-isolating.
“Huge credit to everyone still collecting our bins, but we are going to have to make this change. We are still collecting people’s recycling and that is good for the environment.
“We are very conscious that people who don’t have access to the internet might not know about this. Please let older residents know and help get the word out about this change.”
In view of the latest developments, and whilst the service continues to respond to the impact of COVID-19, the Council will also be delaying the introduction of green bin charges.
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