Brown bin (garden waste)

What goes in my brown bin?

Please use your brown bin to dispose of:

• Bark
• Branches and twigs
• Flowers and plants
• Grass cutting
• Hedge trimmings
• Leaves
• Shrub prunings
• Weeds and dead plants

Please DO NOT put the following materials in your brown bin. We have included where these materials can be disposed of:

• Animal faeces (use your non-recyclable bin)
• Blocks of wood (typically accepted as 'Wood Waste' at Recycling Centres)
• Bricks or stones (typically accepted as 'Rubble' at Recycling Centres)
• Garden furniture (you can donate to charity or Recycling Centres for reuse, recycling or disposal)
• Hosepipes (you can donate to charity or Recycling Centres for reuse, recycling or disposal)
• Large quantities of soil (typically accepted as 'Garden Waste' at Recycling Centres)
• Large rootballs (typically accepted as 'Garden Waste' at Recycling Centres)
• Plant pots and trays (use your non-recyclable bin)
• Plastic bags (use your non-recyclable bin)
• Rubble (typically accepted as 'Rubble' at Recycling Centres)
• Turfs of grass (typically accepted as 'Garden' Recycling Centres)

If any of the above materials are placed in your brown bin, it may not be emptied.

This is because it may not be possible to compost the green waste at the composting plant.

From Monday 15 July 2024, households that want their brown bin to be emptied must purchase a garden waste permit for each bin.

You can purchase your garden waste permit from Monday 3 June using the button below.

Purchase my garden waste permit

Purchase your garden waste permit

Your brown bin will be collected every four weeks as per your bin collection calendar. Bins should be placed out the night before collection day, however in some town centre areas bins may require to be placed out on the day of collection.

Check your bin collection day

Check your bin day online

Check your bin collection day

Or download the app from Apple store or Play store. View the video for more details of the app.

Collections will take place between 5.45am - 10.00pm (Mon-Thur), 5.45am - 9.00pm (Fri). If your bin was not collected please report a missed bin collection.