Terms and conditions for chargeable garden waste service
Responsibilities of the council
Offer a paid for garden waste collection service within North Devon Council’s boundaries for eligible customer
Accept garden waste on scheduled collection days that is presented in a registered green wheelie bin with a valid permit attached
Collect garden waste green wheelie bins, with valid permits, that are put out at the designated collection point for the property to where the collection is registered. This includes residents who share the cost of permits
Aim to make garden waste collections between 7am and 4pm
Stop collecting garden waste where customers have not paid the renewal fee when it is due
Not make special return journeys to collect garden waste for customers making late payments – customers will have to wait until the next scheduled collection date
Collect real Christmas trees (the stump being no larger than 50mm in diameter) from registered customers when put out with their green wheelie bin on their scheduled collection day
Not empty green wheelie bins that have been contaminated by unacceptable items such as food waste (please refer to northdevon.gov.uk/bins-and-recycling for more details)
Aim to deliver green wheelie bins within 10 working days from the date service requests are received
Exchange damaged green wheelie bins free of charge if damage is the council’s fault. Any other damage will mean a replacement charge of £25 for the customer
Remove, without prior notice, green wheelie bins that are reported as left out on a public highway on non-collection days. There will be a fee to the customer for re-delivery
Provide to customers already on a black wheelie bin assisted collection an assisted garden waste collection if they have paid for the chargeable garden waste service. If you currently put out your rubbish in black bags to be collected by one of our smaller vans, we won't be able to offer you an assisted green bin collection as our green bin collection lorries will not be able to access your property, unless you can arrange for your bin to be placed at a suitable collection point that can be accessed by our large collection lorries. We only currently collect green wheelie bins with large lorries
Return within five working days for any valid missed collections that the customer has reported. If we fail to return within five working days we will allow side waste
Reserve the right to change the collection schedule for operational reasons. We will give customers a minimum of two weeks’ notice of any changes
Not empty containers that weigh in excess of 100 kg
Collect green bins fortnightly between February and November. Throughout December and January a revised service will operate which will differ from year to year (please check our website for further details)
Enable customers to transfer their green wheelie bins if moving house within North Devon Council’s boundaries and provide them with a new permit
Responsibilities of the customer
Ensure that a valid permit is displayed on your green wheelie bin lid
If you don’t already have a green bin you must order one at the point of purchasing a permit
Store the green wheelie bin within the boundary of your property between garden waste collections
Place the correct items in your green wheelie bin (please refer to gov.uk/bins-and-recycling for details)
Present your garden waste in a registered green wheelie bin, with valid permit, at the designated collection point for the registered property. If you are unaware of your collection point please contact our customer services team
Put your garden waste out for collection no sooner than 6pm on the day before collection and no later than 7am on the day of collection
Cleanliness of green wheelie bins is your responsibility. Damage caused to the bin must be reported to us immediately
Understand that all green bins remain the property of North Devon Council
Payment terms
Customers who subscribe to the garden waste service will be charged a fee for each green wheelie bin which will entitle collections until the expiry date of the permit. Please refer to northdevon.gov.uk/bins-and-recycling for the current cost
Four weeks ahead of the end of your subscription period we will send you a renewal notice. Your collections will be stopped from the renewal date of service if payments are not made
Customers can pay online, over the phone, by cheque, or in person at the council offices, although no cash can be taken at our Ilfracombe or South Molton offices
Customers can subscribe to an unlimited number of green wheelie bins. There will be a charge for each green wheelie bin permit
Three consecutive contaminations of the green wheelie bin will result in the council removing the service with no refund given
Collections not made due to severe weather, or disruptions relating to issues outside the council’s control, will not be refunded
Customers who cancel their garden waste collection service part way through a year will not be given a refund
