GARDEN waste charges in Denbighshire are set to increase.

Denbighshire County Council plans to increase the standard garden waste service charge from £24 to £27 starting from Monday April 1. The price increase will take effect on all transactions completed after midnight on Sunday March 31.

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The increase in costs is the first of its kind since the Council started charging for the garden waste collections five years ago.

Existing Denbighshire garden waste customers with subscriptions due to expire in the spring should bear in mind that they are able to renew their subscriptions up to 12 weeks before they expire.

More than 17,000 Denbighshire residents subscribe to the fortnightly garden waste collection service. It is provided for 52 weeks a year and residents can sign up at any time of the year and receive a full 12 months of service.

Existing Denbighshire garden waste customers with subscriptions due to expire in the spring should bear in mind that they are able to renew their subscriptions up to 12 weeks before they expire.

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New customers can opt for the standard service consisting of one 140 litre wheelie bin or three re-usable sacks, or an enhanced service using two wheelie bins or six sacks. The cost of the enhanced service will increase from £36 to £39.

For online customers, and those who pay by direct debit, the standard charge will increase from £22 to £24 and the enhanced service will increase from £34 to £36.

Cllr Brian Jones, cabinet member, said: “In the current climate, there are difficult decisions that need to be made. We have great feedback about our garden waste collections and want to keep it going. To do so we need to increase the cost marginally. This is not ideal, however we hope people understand our reasoning behind the increase in charges.”

For further information about garden waste collections is available at: http://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/recycling