Tag: green waste
Sign up for discounted 2016 garden waste service
Green-fingered citizens are being reminded it is still not too late to sign up for Birmingham’s garden waste recycling service – and earn a £2 discount in the process
Sign up for 2016 garden waste service earlybird offer
Anyone wishing to have their garden waste collected in a clean and convenient way can subscribe to Birmingham City Council’s 2016 service from today (December 1).
Resolving to have a tidy garden in 2015
Now is the time to start making New Year Resolutions for 2015 – and a subscription to the council’s garden waste service could help you keep your promise to keep your home looking attractive. Just three days remain on an early bird £5 discount offer for those who subscribe during the month of December. The […]
Garden Waste Service – subscriptions for 2015 season
Birmingham’s green-fingered residents are being invited to sign up for next year’s Garden Waste Service – with an early bird £5 discount on offer for those who subscribe during the month of December. The service – covering 20 fortnightly collections between February and November 2015 – costs just £30 (equivalent to just £1.50 per collection) […]
Media Watch - Oct 29
Top Birmingham City Council Stories Judge bans five men from approaching girls (Guardian, Telegraph, Times, Metro, Birmingham Mail) Injunctions served in Birmingham case involving vulnerable teenager in care who was found in a hotel with different men. New scheme rewards physical activity (Free Radio) Head of Community Sport and Physical Activity Karen Creavin interviewed as […]
Half price green waste collections go on sale today
Green-fingered gardeners can sign up to Birmingham City Council's green waste recycling service for half price from today (14 July). For a one-off payment of £17.50, residents will receive up to 10 fortnightly collections for the remainder of this year's growing season. People who buy this service online will receive a further £2 discount, paying […]
Green waste clean-up statement
The following is a statememt from Cllr James McKay, Cabinet Member for a Green, Safe and Smart City, on the city-wide collection of green waste, which occured at the weekend (May 17-18): “The council has had to make hard decisions about budget savings as a result of central government cuts. “The decision to charge for […]
Early bird discount extended for Green Recycling Scheme
As there have been problems with the council’s website this week, the early-bird discount offer has been extended to November 22. Green recycling in Birmingham is moving to a chargeable £35 opt-in service next year. For those taking advantage of the early-bird discount, the charge will be reduced to £30. Central government funding cuts mean […]
Early bird catches the worm in green recycling scheme
Green recycling in Birmingham is moving to a chargeable £35 opt-in service next year - with an early-bird discount offer available for those signing up by November 15. Central government funding cuts mean the city council is ending its free green waste service when the 2013 growing season ends this November. Garden-loving households joining the […]
Green waste collections resume for 2013 season
Residents are being reminded that fortnightly green (garden) waste collections are set to resume following the annual winter break on February 25. As a result of the council's need to save £102million in the 2013/14 financial year, rolls of sacks are set to be no longer be provided for this service from the end of […]
