SOUTHAMPTON City Council is urging people to sign up to its annual garden waste collection service.

People who sign up before April 1 can buy a 240-litre bin for £30 while those already signed up to the service must renew by March 31.

Renewing before 4pm on March 31 can entitle those who sign up to an early bird £5 discount.

Cllr Jacqui Rayment, pictured, Cabinet member for environment and transport at the council, said: “Our annual garden waste collection service is available to sign-up to from February 2 and we’re keen to enable as many people as possible to take advantage of this convenient way of recycling their garden waste.

“Last year we had nearly 12,000 sign-ups across the city which indicates the popularity of this service.”

To sign up, call the council’s Actionline on 023 8083 3005 with your credit or debit card available.

More information at Southampton.gov.uk