Green bin collections

Garden Waste Collections

The council offers an opt-in garden waste collection service.

How it works

This service costs £40 per bin per year, running from 1st April to 31st March. Collections are fortnightly excluding Christmas/New year and a four week winter service break (usually around February when garden waste tonnage is at its lowest).

You can opt in for collections at any time but there are no discounts for part-year subscriptions. We do not offer any discounts for any reason, including benefits claimants, multiple bin subscriptions or infrequent collections.

After you sign up you will receive a permit sticker for your green bin - there is more information about permit stickers below.

When you sign up for collections from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022, you can collect a book of vouchers from Planters Garden Centre. Vouchers include free hot drinks and money off products. Simply take the backing you peel off your bin sticker to their Information Desk.

Sign up

Sign up for 2021 to 31 March 2022 is now CLOSED. Sign up for 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 will be open mid January and will be advertised here, on social media and by email if you provided an email address previously.

When signing up, after payment please make sure you wait until you are re-directed back to our online form where you will be given a reference number starting with GBC and a confirmation email will be sent if you have provided an email address. If you are not re-directed or do not receive an email confirmation, please check your online banking to see if a payment has been taken. If no payment has been taken, please apply again or ring our Contact Centre on 01827715341.

After you sign up we will send you a permit sticker to put on your green bin. Your sticker should arrive within 10 working days of payment.

Once this has been received please stick this on the back of your green bin below the handle, so that the crews can see it when they come to do the collections. Your green bin will not be emptied without a valid permit sticker.

Time and Place

On your collection day please put your bin out at the edge of your property with handles facing the road by 6:30am.

Find out your collection day using our rubbish and recycling collection search.

What to put in your green lidded bin:

Grass cuttings
Leaves
Weeds and flowers
Twigs and small branches
All raw and cooked food (including meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, bones, dairy, bread and pastries, tea bags and coffee grounds)
Pet bedding from herbivorous animals (wood shavings, hay and straw)
Christmas Trees (cut in to pieces)

What you can't put in your green lidded bin:

Plastic bags
Soil or turf
Dog poo and cat litter (bag it and put it in your black bin)
Ash (bag it and put it in your black bin)
Bricks and rubble
Any plastics including plant pots and garden furniture

Side waste

The Council has a no side waste policy. Any extra waste placed next to your bin will not be collected.

Missed bin

Please report a missed bin using the link below

Report a missed bin

Missing or damaged bin

You can order a replacement bin or ask for a repair using the link below.

Order/Book a replacement, repair, collection of a spare bin, need extra capacity

Collection of a spare bin

You can request the collection of a spare bin using the link below.

Order/Book a replacement, repair, collection of a spare bin, need extra capacity

Severe Weather

Why we sometimes have difficulty collecting bins in snow and ice.

Last updated Tuesday, 30th November 2021

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