Cornwall Council has announced two new offers as it encourages residents to take advantage of its garden waste recycling scheme.

More than 25,000 residents are already doing their bit for the environment by subscribing to a fortnightly collection, which is perfect for green waste such as grass clippings, weeds, leaves and prunings.

To join the scheme, residents can make a one-off purchase of a bin or bag of a size to suit and pay an annual subscription for collections.

Prices start from £3.50 for a reusable bag and £17.50 for a year’s subscription, and discounts are available for signing up for two years instead of one and for subscribing online.

Councillor Joyce Duffin, cabinet member for housing and environment, said: “We are all increasingly aware of the importance of looking after our environment by recycling more. Nationally, the ambition is to recycle half our waste by 2020. We think Cornwall should be leading the way and want to increase the number of residents using the garden waste collection service to more than 30,000 this year. By using this and our other recycling services, people do make a difference.”

Existing subscribers to the garden waste collection service should have received a letter explaining how to renew their subscription. The deadline to renew is 11 April.

Full details, prices and how to apply are available at cornwall.gov.uk/gardenwaste