if you put garden waste in the green bin, the binmen won't take it. also whats the point in a yearly charge? you most likely won't be using the bin during the winter months. the food waste also goes in the brown bin with the garden waste which means it goes in the same dustbin lorry, so this is outragious that they now want to charge people. how will unemployed people pay for this charge.? how will the old people afford this.? it should be pay as you go, as your not gonna use it every week. also, whats gonna happen if you throw a pot plant, bunch of flowers away will the bin men refuse to take it?. this will encourage fly tipping of garden waste, or it will encourage people to leave their gardens grow wild.