Lewisham increased the cost for 2022/2023 by 6.25% to £85 a year.

They further forgot to tell residents that the weekly garden waste collection and that for food waste are now collected separately and taken to different end destinations.
That means the round is done twice, taking twice as long, using twice as much fuel (so much for being a climate conscious borough) and probably costing twice as much. Some smart bod in an office no doubt came up with this ruse and is happily tapping themselves on the back. That's how the current Administration waste precious council tax resources.