Planning for £40 garden waste permit under way as councillors sound alarm over fly-tipping

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Planning for the introduction of a £40 garden waste permit is underway – as councillors warn the charge could cause a rise in fly-tipping in Renfrewshire.The scheme formed part of the SNP administration's budget a fortnight ago and has been met with concern among opposition elected members.They questioned Gordon McNeil, the council's director of environment and infrastructure, on various issues that could arise during the rollout.The discussion covered areas such as uptake, grass-cuttings being disposed of in the wrong bin and an increase in illegal dumping.Councillor Chris Gilmour, Labour group environment spokesperson, branded the brown bin the "hot potato" of the moment."If there is a void, somebody will fill it," he told Wednesday's infrastructure, land and environment policy board.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies. Available on both Android and Apple.

D ownload here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocial "The questions I've been asked since this has been announced, only two weeks ago, are, how are they going to manage it?"Can I opt in, can I opt out?

Will I secure my bins – say my bin gets stolen?"What about fly-tipping? How are we going to deal with that?"I know in the last