IT'S BIN A LONG TIME

Resident 'waits 15 months' for green garden waste bin to be collected

- By RICHARD EVANS Local Democracy Reporter

A NORTH Wales resident waited 15 months for their garden waste to be collected - despite paying extra for the service.

A Denbighshire County Council (DCC) councillor revealed the jaw-dropping wait for what should be a monthly service, which costs from £45 a year.

Residents who pay the fee can have grass cuttings, garden prunings, leaves, bark, flowers, branches and twigs, bark wood and shavings, and plants collected in their 'green bins.'

Alyn Valley councillor Terry Mendies confirmed the resident from Llanarmon-yn-Ial, who waited more than a year for a collection, was now getting her garden waste collected. But, he had also helped other residents who had experienced delays with the paid-for service.

A council spokesperson confirmed that there had been an issue with a resident's green waste which was 'resolved some weeks ago.'