Garden waste subscription
Garden waste collections
You can manage garden waste in several ways. You can compost it at home, take it to the household waste recycling centre (the tip), or choose to have it collected from your home through a paid garden waste subscription.
A garden waste collection subscription costs £68.50 per year, per bin or set of reusable bags. Collections take place fortnightly, with no collections for two weeks over Christmas, as set out in the service terms and conditions.
How garden waste is collected
We collect garden waste using green wheelie bins or reusable green bags that we supply.
You should place your bin or bags at the nearest point of your property to the highway by 6.00am on your collection day. Once you have subscribed, you can check your collection day using our online collection calendar.
Most subscribers receive a 240 litre green wheelie bin. If your property receives blue bags for general household rubbish, we will provide three reusable green garden waste bags instead.
Garden waste must be placed loose in the bin or bags. Do not use plastic or paper bags or liners. If you use a wheelie bin, the lid must be fully closed. Any waste left on top or beside the bin will not be collected.
If you have a question about your garden waste collection or subscription, use the garden waste enquiry form.
What you can and can't put in your bin or bags
Your garden waste is composted and recycled into environmentally friendly soil improver. Use the guide below to check what can go in your bin or bags.
Yes please:
- Flowers
- Plants and shrubs
- Grass cuttings
- Leaves
- Hedge trimmings
- Non-noxious weeds
- Twigs and small branches, no thicker than the width of your wrist
- Pond plants
- Bedding from vegetarian pets, for example rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters
No thanks:
- Food waste, including eggshells and peelings
- Earth, soil, rubble, stones or hardcore
- Plant pots or trays
- Plastic sacks
- Treated wood
- Noxious weeds, such as Japanese knotweed and rhododendron
- Bedding or waste from carnivorous pets, for example cats and dogs
Missed collections
If your bin or bags have not been collected by 5.00pm on your collection day and you think they have been missed, report a missed collection before the end of the next working day.
We will collect garden waste bins or bags that meet the requirements set out above. Reporting within this timescale gives us time to investigate and return before your next scheduled collection.
Assisted collections
Assisted collections are available if you are physically unable to take your waste containers to the front of your property.
If you already receive an assisted collection for your rubbish and recycling, this will automatically apply to your garden waste collections.
Terms and conditions
Read the full garden waste service terms and conditions.