The Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP) is
offering the optional, chargeable service to all households in the district and
will be sending them a leaflet about it over the next few weeks.
More than 18,000 households in Christchurch , East Dorset and North
Dorset have already subscribed to the service, which allows them
to have their hedge-trimmings, grass-cuttings, leaves and other garden waste
collected all-year-round.
The closing date for Purbeck
households to apply and pay in order to receive a garden waste collection from
November is Wednesday 31 July.
They can pay for one or more of either
a 240-litre wheelie bin for an annual fee of £35 or a 120-litre reusable bag
for £25 a year.
By having their garden waste collected
from the kerbside, residents could save time, fuel and money and help the
environment by cutting down on trips to local household recycling centres and
the need for bonfires. Dorset
residents will still be able to take their garden waste to the DWP’s household
recycling centres free of charge.
Garden waste collected in Dorset is taken for natural windrow composting at sites within
the county, where it is turned into high-grade, soil-improving compost.
The optional green waste collection is
being offered to Purbeck residents in advance of the full introduction of the
new ‘recycle for Dorset ’ recycling and rubbish
collection next year. The current
recycling and rubbish collection scheme in Purbeck will continue until then.
Cllr Hilary Cox, Chair of the DWP
Joint Committee, said:
“We are delighted to be able to offer
the optional garden waste service to households in Purbeck following its
successful take-up in Christchurch , East Dorset
and North Dorset .
“The demand for the service shows that
residents are happy to pay for a clean, green and convenient way to keep their
garden tidy and protect the environment, which offers them good value for
money.”
