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The easiest way to sign-up, or for existing customers to renew, is online at www.n-somerset.gov.uk/gardenwaste.
The subscription rate is £60 for each garden waste bin, with a maximum of two per household. Those unable to have garden waste bins pay the same cost of £60 for three garden waste sacks. Households can have a maximum of six sacks.
Customers who renew will receive a new permit sticker for each bin. This should be received through the post within 15 working days. Addresses will again be printed on permits to help crews identify which households have signed up.
Garden waste sack customers will receive one permit tag for every three garden waste sacks. Those customers are asked to write their address on the tag before attaching it to one of their bags.
The cost of subscription is subsidised for the most financially vulnerable households. Customers eligible for a discount will pay £15 for each bin or three sacks. This 75 percent discount is automatically applied at sign-up or renewal.
North Somerset Council is unable to take this payment in person, so customers are asked not to visit council offices. Instead, existing garden waste customers who are unable to renew online are encouraged to ask a friend or relative to help, or to visit a library. All North Somerset libraries have free WiFi and computers that can be used to access the internet.
Councillor Annemieke Waite, North Somerset Council’s Executive Member for Climate, Waste and Sustainability, said: “As a council, we’re committed to protecting our environment and becoming carbon neutral by 2030 – and the way we all deal with our garden waste plays an important role here.
“There are several ways residents can responsibly manage their garden waste, such as subscribing to our collection service. However, we’d strongly encourage people to compost their garden waste, as this can have significant environmental benefits. Composting at home for just one year can save greenhouse gases equivalent to all the carbon dioxide your kettle produces annually.
“You can find out more – from the basics of composting to our master composters scheme – at www.n-somerset.gov.uk/composting.”
Those who don’t renew their garden waste subscription for 2024/25 will automatically stop receiving collections after Sunday 31 March.
Garden waste customers can check their collection dates on the council’s website at: www.n-somerset.gov.uk/calendar.
More information about the garden waste scheme can be found at www.n-somerset.gov.uk/gardenwaste. To read North Somerset Council’s Recycling and Waste Strategy 2021-2030, visit www.n-somerset.gov.uk/wastestrategy.