If you would like a fortnightly* garden waste bin collection, you will need to sign up for our garden waste service.
Once signed up and you have received your sticker, please put your bin out on your scheduled collection day with the sticker facing the direction our crews will pass. View our online bin calendar to find out when your garden bin(s) will be emptied.
Please use your garden waste to dispose of leaves, weeds, tree prunings, shrub prunings, grass, hedge cuttings, short branches, twigs, garden plants and windfall fruit or home-grown vegetables (that have not been into the house/used in food preparation).
| Please do not put the following in your brown bin: |
| Food waste (including vegetable peelings) |
| Large branches |
| Large pieces of wood |
| Soil or turf |
| Pet waste |
| Plant pots |
| Cardboard or paper |
| Liners, bags or sacks - they get entangled in the machinery that shreds the garden waste, and the shredded plastic also contaminates the compost which is produced. |
If our crews report that your bin has the wrong items in it, we will not return before the next scheduled collection. You will also need to make sure you have removed the wrong items before you put it out again on your next scheduled collection.
Please note:
- We are not able to take any extra garden waste or empty bins that are overloaded or too heavy.
- If the crew report a bin as heavy/overloaded/has a raised lid we will not return until the next scheduled collection. Please ensure the extra waste is removed from the bin so it can be emptied the next time.
*The garden waste collection service is provided on alterative weeks (maximum of 23 garden waste collections), with a short shutdown over the Christmas and New Year period.