Garden waste collections - LATEST
An update on the latest arrangements for garden waste collection have kindly been passed on by our Ward Councillors.
The process is as follows.
- The new service starts from Monday 8 October 2018.
- Permits and calendars will be posted to residents the week beginning 24 September.
- Residents who have not signed up but use any of our kerbside or box collection services will also be sent a letter with information about the next registration window and a new calendar as they may have a change to their bin collection days.
- Tiphereth customers who have signed up will continue to have weekly garden waste collections. Tiphereth will provide these residents with a year’s supply of tags to attach to their garden waste bags.
- The last free collection of garden waste will be on Friday 5 October. Residents who have not signed up for the service should check their current calendars for their last collection before this date. For some residents their last garden waste collection may be as early as 17 September.
- The next registration window opens at 9am, 1 October and closes at 12pm, 16 October.
- Residents who have not signed up are encouraged to compost their waste or take it to one of our recycling centres.
- They can also book a special uplift for their garden waste for £35 for up to 28 bags of waste.
New Registration window
- The next registration window for garden waste opens at 9am, 1 October – 12pm 16 October.
- The fortnightly garden waste service costs £25 and provides a permit which will be valid until 6 October 2019.
- The quickest and easiest way to sign up is on our website.
- Residents without access to the internet at home can use the self-serve kiosks at our locality offices, internet at libraries or register by phone. For online registration, residents will need to register for a MyGov account first if they do not already have one.
- Customers who can’t register online can pay in cash or card at Locality offices. They can also call on 0131 608 1100 (option 1, then option 9). Additional staff are being brought in to support this service.
- Residents who receive Council Tax Reduction (formerly called Council Tax Benefit) do not need to pay for the service, however they still need to register to receive it. Other exemptions such as single occupancy discount do not qualify for free garden waste collections.
- The registration period will be supported by an awareness campaign.
- Customers who missed the first window have been able to ‘register an interest’ and will be sent email reminders when the new window opens. Frequently asked questions will be reviewed and updated on our website as required. Information for residents is available on our website.
- Once residents have registered it will take 6 – 8 weeks for us to add them to our collection routes and send a garden waste permit before we can start emptying their bin. This includes a 14-day cooling off period which we need to legally factor in.
- Another registration window will be available for residents to sign up from 4 – 19 February 2019.
Christmas Lights for Colinton
Your Community Council has agreed to promote the idea of decorative Christmas lighting in the village centre and is seeking local opinion and hopes to set up a Steering Group.
Letters have gone to local traders and local organisations and to all E Newsletter subscribers, asking for views, support and volunteers for the Steering Group.
So far we’ve had very encouraging responses overall- and even some offers of cash!
We’d now like to get views from as many people as possible and would like to know:
- Your views and comments on the project
- If you are willing to become a member of the steering group
- If you are willing to contribute money directly
- If you are willing to take part in fund-raising
Please let us have your views by writing to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
We look forward to hearing from you!
Can you help?
The Colinton Tunnel project aims to turn a dark and slightly forbidding former railway tunnel into a bright, safe and welcoming home for a major mural; celebrating the industrial, social, artistic and literary history of our community. We intend to create a bright, clean, well-lit, safe place that will make people smile. Our website (link & QR below) tells you about it.
We are now a Scottish Charity – SC048476 - regulated by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). Our charitable status means that we can now begin fundraising, and we’re looking for help to do that.
Do you have experience and skills that have successfully obtained funding from grant-making bodies, trusts or other sources? Would you like to see this exciting project achieve its full potential? If so, we could use your help.
Please send your contact details and a brief summary of your skills to Mike Scott (email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or give me a call on 07850-848565. Thank you!
