Garden waste subscription window now open

It is now renewal time for subscriptions to Wirral Council’s fortnightly kerbside garden waste collection service.

Households that already subscribe to the service and usually pay by card will be receiving emails or letters from April 23 inviting them to renew their subscriptions for another year.

The new subscription period runs from June 1 2024 to May 31 2025 and – as per previous years – there will be a four-week period over the winter when no brown bin/garden waste collections will take place.

If residents want to make changes to their subscription – adding another brown bin or reducing the number of bins they pay for – they can do so once the new subscription period opens.

Anyone wanting to subscribe to the service for the first time can also apply from April 23.

If they want to pay by direct debit, they will need to set up their subscriptions by May 6 in order to have their application processed and their permit received in time for the start of the new subscription year.

For people wishing to pay by debit or credit card, their payment will need to be processed before May 20 in order for them to receive their permit in time for their first collection of the new subscription year.

Due to the costs of providing this service rising, the cost of subscribing to receive kerbside garden waste collections is going up to £55 – from £52.50 – for the first bin.

It will be £31.50 for each additional bin (previously £30).

However, subscribers to the 2024-25 collection service will be able to claim a free tea or coffee when buying a slice of cake in the Floral Pavilion café or the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum café (all teas and coffees are included in the offer). A voucher will be included on the back of the new subscription permit letter, including the terms and conditions of the offer.