Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has issued guidance on councils levying garden waste charges based on the council tax banding of the dwelling.

Local authorities have had the option to charge for a garden waste collection since 1992, as per the Controlled Waste (England & Wales) Regulations 2012. Some may choose to charge for such collections due to local circumstances and economic drivers. They have the flexibility to make the best choices to suit local need.