Environment

Your next collection

Use this link to find the date of your next collection.

What can be collected

Yes please Hedge cuttings Cut flowers, prunings & plants Twigs & small branches Grass cuttings & leaves No thanks Bricks & rubble Soil & turf Plant pots & plastics Pet or food waste	Yes please Meat and fish Fruit and vegetables All dairy products Bread, cakes and pastries Rice, pasta and beans Uneaten food Tea bags and coffee grounds No thanks Packaging of any sort Liquids Oil or liquid fat
Yes please Bagged animal or pet waste Bagged disposable nappies Cool ashes from fires Plastic food packaging No Thanks Hedge cuttings Cut flowers, prunings & plants Twigs & small branches Grass cuttings & leaves

Need a new container?

Replacement bags and containers are available, simply complete this form.

About the service

Making compost at home is the most environmentally friendly way to turn your garden waste into something useful.

For many people, the Council's garden waste collections are a useful second choice.

Garden waste is collected from brown-lidded wheelie bins in the Borough.  These collections take place fortnightly and the service is expanding.  They are a convenient way to get the waste from your garden collected from your home.  Collections are made from the kerbside outside your house each fortnight.  Collections start at 7am.  Calendars are delivered to each house so it’s easy to know when to take part.

See the service in action

Why not take a look at just what happens to your garden waste.  To watch the short video below you will need a Flash Player.