The collection of household garden waste by Cheshire East Council will again be suspended during the winter period to save money.
Due to the seasonal decline in demand, the collection of green bins will be suspended from the week beginning Sunday 6th December.
Following an outcry from local residents over the decision to shut down the garden waste collection service for four months two years ago, Cheshire East Council decided to reduce the length of the suspension last winter.
This winter the garden waste collections will again be suspended for 10 weeks, with the service resuming the week beginning Sunday 14th February 2016.
As garden bins are collected every fortnight, residents are being urged to check the online calendar for your last collection of 2015 and your first collection of 2016.
Should any residents need to dispose of green waste during this period, they can use the household-recycling centres around the Borough. The nearest household recycling centres in Congleton, Knutsford and Macclesfield are open seven days a week throughout the year, with the exception of Christmas Day.
Cheshire East Council is also urging residents to leave their recyclable materials loose in their silver bins.
A Council spokesperson said "Recyclable materials put inside other items such as plastic bags, boxes or tubs are difficult for our contractor UPM to recycle. Such materials are rejected and not recycled. To ensure that all the materials in your silver bin are recycled please put them in your bin loose.
"Cheshire East and its residents have worked hard to reduce the levels of non recyclable materials (contamination) in recycling collections. We are already one of the top ten performing unitary authorities in the country and by working together we will continue to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill.
"Make sure your silver bin is emptied by leaving all your recycled materials loose."
If the Council can't empty your bin because of what is in it, they will place a long orange sticker on the bin explaining why they have not emptied it.
