Liberal Democrat Councillors will try to bring back the emptying of green waste bins during November at next weeks Council budget meeting.
Labour decided last year to scrap all collections between October and April as one of their economy cuts.
Many gardeners pointed out that November was often a month when a lot of green waste was generated.
Meanwhile Labour are now trying to sell extra green bins to residents with large gardens.
Despite the growing interest in food self sufficiency, the York Council now restricts free collections to just one bin per property.
Many gardeners are thought to have disposed of surplus green waste through their grey bins, partly accounting for the increase in the proportion of York’s rubbish going to landfill (and the financial penalties that result for taxpayers).
The Council statement reads.