Key Objections Against the Proposed Change
1. With the high cost of living the London Borough of Hillingdon
should not be imposing a charge on residents to collect their
garden waste
2. The charge for the collection of a household's garden waste would place an significant additional financial burden on households in Hillingdon
3. Residents in the London Borough of Hillingdon already pay a sufficient and increased financial contribution in council tax
4. Additional burdens will be placed on residents who decide not to subscribe to the new system of charging as they will be obliged to take their garden waste to the civic amenity sites within the borough.
5. The charge on residents to collect their garden waste is divisive as the cost of the collection of a household's garden waste will not be shared equally by all taxpayers within the Borough
6. The ‘Garden waste collection service consultation’ is biased, unfair and undemocratic as it does not allow residents to opt out of the charge for 2025/26 for the collection of a household's garden waste.
7. The London Borough of Hillingdon state that they “are
proposing [the] change to our garden waste collection service to
make it more sustainable”. However it is highly likely that
the introduction of charging will have the opposite effect as it
will encourage potential fly-tipping and the burning of green waste
and additional journeys to the Borough’s civic amenity
sites.
On reaching 100 signatures it will be formally considered by the Council and relevant Cabinet Member. Democratic Services Team will keep the lead petitioner updated on progress.
This ePetition ran from 14/03/2025 to 31/03/2025 and has now finished.
1181 people signed this ePetition.
This petition, along with the wider consultation responses, will be duly considered and taken into account by Cabinet Members in due course when making any decision on the matter.