Last October the local authority introduced a £50 annual charge for the collection of domestic garden waste
More than £1.9 million has been raised since Glasgow City Council introduced its brown bin permit for the collection of garden waste last October.
During Thursday’s council meeting, Labour councillor, Bailie Patricia Ferguson asked why there was no flexibility in the scheme as some of her constituents needed more than one brown bin to accommodate hedge trimmings.Bailie Ferguson said: “I would like to put to the convenor if I may, the case of my elderly constituents who have a very large hedge in their garden and that hedge alone has four brown bins.
“When questioned I am advised that it actually is the intention of the scheme. I also have elderly constituents who are receiving pension credit and are very upset because they are worried about whether or not they will be able to use their brown bin. Councillor Ruairi Kelly said that he was always more than happy to discuss any of the council’s policies with any of the members and pointed out that the implementation of the scheme was passed unanimously with no alternatives put forward to remove it in the most recent budget.
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