The postcode lottery of garden waste collection costs across Britain has been laid bare, with residents in some areas paying much more to get rid of it than others. Residents in three council districts in the south of England pay the most, according to research by private waste collection firm Divert Waste. On an annual basis, residents in the Waverley council area, which covers the towns Godalming, Farnham, and Haslemere in Surrey, pay £136.70 to have their green waste taken away every fortnight. But the council defended its charges, telling This is Money that the annual charge for the service is £87.60, with the additional £49.10 cost only applying in years that someone needed to purchase a new garden waste bin.East Hampshire had the next most expensive annual bin collection subscription at £130, the study said, followed by Kingston upon Thames at £104. Kingston said buying a garden waste bin costs £24 plus an administrative fee of £20. If more than one bin is ordered, there is a fee of £10 for each additional bin. Other councils where Britons pay a sizeable sum for a 12-month garden waste collection subscription include Barnet, at £103.80 and Brighton and Hove, at £102 for the year.Some councils charge per bag of waste, rather than an annual subscription.