Last updated:
1st January 2025
Garden waste
Garden waste includes garden clippings, grass cuttings, leaves and weeds. When collected, these green materials are sent to a composting facility, where they are processed and turned into high-quality, peat-free compost for growing other plants.
How your garden waste can be disposed of
Garden waste can be:
- Composted at home, find out more from the Get Composting website
- Taken to the household waste and recycling centres
- Collected from your home on an optional, paid-for basis on your fortnightly garden waste collection day
- Collected in compostable brown sacks which you can buy to dispose of garden waste on your fortnightly garden waste collection day
What goes in your garden waste bin or bag
| Yes please | No, thank you |
|---|---|
| Grass cuttings and leaves | Animal waste |
| Hedge clippings | General waste |
| Flowers and weeds | Food and kitchen waste |
| Small branches | Large branches |
| Pet or animal bedding | |
| Soil and stones | |
| Japanese Knotweed | |
| Treated wood | |
| Plant pots |
