Garden waste (brown bin)
We offer a garden waste collection service in some areas.
Each brown bin requires a valid permit to be collected.
Get a garden waste collection permit
For those without a permit or not in a collection area:
- take your garden waste to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre free of charge
- consider composting at home
What can be recycled in brown bins
- grass cuttings
- hedge trimmings
- twigs and small branches
- flowers and branches
- weeds
What must not be put in brown bins
- soil
- stones
- turf and rubble
- all types of plastic
- food waste
- animal waste material
- ragwort
- Japanese knotweed