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New customers allowed to join garden waste scheme

People in Exeter can sign up once again for the City Council’s Garden Waste Collection Scheme.

The Council had stopped new customers signing up for the scheme at the beginning of the Coronavirus outbreak. However it has now lifted the suspension and is taking on new customers.

Gardeners can choose either a 140 litre brown bin for £37.15 a year or a 240 litre bin for £48.80. Alternatively a bundle of five biodegradable sacks costs £11.

Things that can be put in the bin are:

  • flowers and plants
  • grass cuttings
  • leaves and bark
  • ...

Apple pruning at Cranbrook

Event Date: 
12/11/2016 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Younghayes Centre, Cranbrook, EX5 7DR

Learn all about orchards and pruning apple trees

Join the Cranbrook Country Park Ranger at the Younghayes Centre for a morning learn all about orchards and pruning.

After lunch we'll drive in convey to the Orchard for a practical session at Elbury Farm (a 5 minute drive) where we will put our skills into practice.

Please bring your own packed lunch.

http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/november-2016/apple-pruning-at-cranbrook-booking-required/