Council launches ‘sticker-less’ garden waste collection scheme

Each year Three Rivers District Council’s garden waste service collects a considerable 7,400 tonnes of garden waste from across the area. 

A change to how the council identifies registered users of the popular service is coming this spring, which is designed to improve the efficiency of the subscription process for residents.

From 15 March, residents who sign up for the service will no longer need to display a sticker on their bin. Instead, new technology within the collection vehicles will allow the council to identify which bins should be collected, and which have not paid for the service. Residents do not need to do anything if they have already signed up.

Emma Sheridan, the council’s Associate Director for Environment said: “The technology we use now allows computers in the cabs of our lorries to identify precisely who has paid, and who has not – so the council no longer needs to print and post stickers. I am delighted that this helps us reduce our paper usage and makes the system simpler for our residents.”