Garden Waste Collection Service
We offer a garden waste collection service every two
weeks to all residents, bins may be a green or brown
colour. The waste is taken to local farms to compost, where
it is shredded, composted in large rows and finally spread onto the
farmland.
To arrange for a garden waste bin to be delivered to your home,
please complete the Online
Bin Request form.
What You Can Put into Your Garden Waste Bin
| Yes Please |
No Thanks |
- Leaves
- Lawn mowings/edgings
- Bark
- Cut flowers
- Hedge clippings
- Plants, twigs & small branches
- Weeds
- Windfalls
- Contents only of potted plants and hanging baskets
|
- Meat, fish, all cooked food waste
- Cooking fat, oil, wax or waxed packaging
- Soil (not attached to plants & weeds), stone, rubble or
large amounts of turf
- Paper, plastic, glass, metals
- Disposable nappies,
- Any type of pet waste
- Ash
- Vegetable peelings, salad, fruit*
- Tea, tea bags, coffee grounds and filters*
- Egg shells, stale bread and crusts*
- Feathers, pet straw, sawdust and wood shavings
|
* We cannot accept kitchen organic waste because of Foot and
Mouth regulations. All waste collected from the Garden Waste
Service goes back on to farmland, and we have to ensure that there
is a break in the food chain to prevent any future outbreaks.
However, if you do wish to dispose of kitchen organic waste, you
can do so by home
composting.
Collection Information
- Put your bin at the edge of your property, adjacent to the
public highway, for collection
- Ensure the lid is closed and your bin is out
for 7am on your collection
day
- Return your bin to your property as soon as reasonably possible
after collections have been made
- Additional garden waste left next to the bin, will
not be collected
- If you are elderly or disabled and will have difficulty moving
the bin, please contact us on 0300 123 5011 to be
considered for an assisted collection service.
If you are experiencing problems with your waste collection
please go to our problems with collection
page.
When is My Bin Collected?
You can check out when your garden waste bin will be
collected using the online My
Collection Day app.
Additional Garden Waste Bins
We offer one free garden waste bin to all
residents. However, we do realise that some households have larger
gardens and find it easier to use more than one garden bin for
their needs. We offer additional
garden waste bins at an annual charge of £44 each. To
apply for an additional garden bin please complete the
Online Bin Request form.
Alternatively, you can follow this link for
information on home
composting.
