Residents in the borough are being urged to go green and help the environment in 2020 by signing-up to Barking and Dagenham Council’s Green Garden Waste scheme.
The fortnightly service, which costs £40 per year, offers subscribers an environmentally friendly way to dispose of garden waste such as flowers and grass cuttings, weeds, leaves, and hedge trimmings.
The scheme launched in 2017 and last year around 7,500 residents signed-up.
Subscribers benefit from 19 collections between March and December, but residents must sign-up before Friday 14 February to be eligible for all pickups.
Councillor Syed Ghani, Cabinet Member for Public Realm, said: “People are waking up to a green revolution taking place and we are becoming increasingly aware of the impact we have on the planet and what we can do to help.
“I urge as many people as possible to take this simple step and get their garden waste recycled.”
The green garden waste service launched in 2017 and has proved a key part of the council’s effort to meet the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s target of having a 50 per cent recycling rate by 2030.
For more information and to sign-up to the Green Garden Waste scheme, visit our green garden waste page.
Green Garden Waste Roadshows
Residents can also sign up for the service at one of the following roadshow events that will be taking place across the borough:
- Tuesday 28 January - Barking Learning Centre
- Thursday 30 January - Dagenham Library
- Tuesday 4 February - Sue Bramley Community Centre
- Thursday 6 February - Chadwell Heath Community Centre
- Tuesday 11 February - Marks Gate Community Centre
- Thursday 13 February - Valence Library
Each session runs from 11am to 3pm.