Bin collections

Check your bin collection day, order a replacement or new bin, uncollected bins, report a missed collection, types of bins and what goes in each bin, assisted collections.

What goes in your garden waste bin

If you have paid for garden waste collections, you will have a brown bin for your garden waste.

What you can include

You can include:

  • grass cuttings
  • hedge trimmings
  • leaves
  • small branches and twigs (up to 10cm in diameter)
  • plants and weeds
  • cut flowers
  • small amounts of soil

What not to include

Do not include:

  • plastic plant pots and seed trays
  • bin liners
  • bags of any description, including compostable and biodegradable bags
  • animal waste and bedding
  • food waste including fruit and vegetable peelings
  • treated wood
  • invasive plants such as Japanese knotweed
  • large amounts of soil

Check your garden waste bin collection day