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How Hillingdon’s paid-for garden waste service will work from July, and what are the alternatives?

After announcing their plans to charge £70 for garden waste collections in final draft of the 2025/26 budget, London Borough of Hillingdon ran a “consultation” where they asked for residents’ views on the charge.  The consultation results have been published, considered by Councillor Eddie Lavery, and the £70 charge has been confirmed as going ahead. […]

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Watering Ruislip’s Community Orchard with Hillingdon’s new Mayor, Philip Corthorne

Wednesday 21st of May saw the Mayor of Hillingdon, Cllr. Philip Corthorne, (the long serving councillor for the Ruislip ward), join with the Ruislip Residents’ Association, (RRA), to water the 20-tree Community Orchard planted on Ruislip Common to celebrate the centenary of the RRA The event is part of our Council’s campaign to encourage residents to water urban and street trees […]

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Hillingdon plan to begin charging for green waste collections from April

  At tonight’s London Borough of Hillingdon Cabinet meeting, it was announced that LBH plan to begin charging for green waste (garden recycling) collection.   Their hope is to bring in charges for garden recycling collection from the start of April this year, after first putting the proposal out to consultation.  We will publicise the consultation […]

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