Highland Council brown bin scheme appears to be making less money despite charging users more

Figures obtained by the Inverness Courier show that the £5 price rise to £40 per brown bin for collections of garden waste has increased income.

However, while the service is on course to make a profit of £485,091 this financial year that is £12,315 less than the previous year, when people were charged £35 per brown bin.

More than 2000 permits for the scheme were not renewed this year.

The local authority has defended the scheme but could not say whether the fee for the opt-in service will rise again in 2020.

For more details see today's Inverness Courier.

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