IKR! We came from Sandwell Council - the poorest in the country - who had a fortnightly collection, with no charge (and they're council tax is very reasonable). Here in the horribly overpriced Wyre Forest, they're charging extra. Because, 'not everyone may benefit from the scheme, so it is not fair to take it from council-tax funds'. Really. Lots of people in the Wyre Forest have no garden waste to dispose of? Enough that the council have developed a sense of fair play? HA WOT BOLLOCKS.