Properties smaller than 250 square metres or more than 4000 square metres were not part of the initial compulsory inclusion for the scheme.

Council will consider renewing the scheme with the change to add an opt-in possibility at its ordinary meeting on Wednesday night.

The service was first proposed at a meeting in February last year when the state government announced extra funding to help councils divert green waste from landfill.

It cost $57.25 for the service, which deposited it at a processing centre for $70 per tonne.

Council’s report on the service said it would cost $128.44 to take it to a landfill site, where it takes up more space.

It was estimated 8000 tonnes would be collected in the first year but council is on target to reach 10,000 tonnes by July.

Homeowners are unable to opt-out of the service, but people experiencing financial hardship can apply for an exemption.

There is also an option for additional green waste bins.

Green waste kerbside collection services run fortnightly and started in July, 2016.

Ballarat councillors unanimously voted to push ahead with the new service.

It was part of council’s plan to reshape the city’s waste service through an integrated processing system.

The state government contributed $500,000 to deliver the green waste service in 2015.