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Over million kilos of extra rubbish went in black bags after Hillingdon’s Garden Waste subscription started

When Hillingdon Council introduced its garden waste charge, residents were told it would help save money and protect services. The Council approved a £70 subscription charge for the 2025/26 financial year, aiming to contribute £2.5 million towards the Council’s budget savings. Following the introduction of the charge, we asked the Council for waste tonnage data, […]

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Garden waste tags for 2026 are on their way – and they’re orange!

Hillingdon Council’s 2026/27 Garden Waste bag tags are orange, and they’re on their way to this coming year’s subscribers. We remain unconvinced that having plastic tags is necessary, and we are even less convinced that it was worth spending £137,000 more on them this year (figures from this year’s budget – it seems an astronomical […]

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Garden Waste subscriptions for 2026 are open now

The London Borough of Hillingdon has opened renewals for the 2026/27 Garden Waste Collection Service, at the revised price of £77 for the year (up from £70 last year).  This year subscribers will have orange tags to put onto their garden waste bags.   2026/27 Garden Waste Subscriptions Annual fee: £77.00 for the year from 1st […]

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EA 2025-26 Consultation ‘significant water management issues’

Your residents’ association attends the quarterly Thames Regional Flood & Coastal Committee to ensure we have an eye on any changes to flood risk management and the activities of statutory authorities beyond our local Council, as Lead Local Flood Authority, to include the Environment Agency and Thames Water. Consultation now open There is a current […]

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We look forward to seeing you at our GM on
Tuesday 15th September 2026 at Winston Churchill Hall, Ruislip
(Note the changed date: not 5th Oct as previously advertised)