Brown bin

What goes in your brown bin?

Check your collection calendar for your brown bin collection dates in 2018.

Bin collection days

From March 2019 you will need to pay to have your brown bin emptied.

Your brown bin is for the collection of garden waste.

Yes

Flowers and plants
Grass clippings
Hedge trimmings
Garden weeds
Leaves
Small branches (a maximum of 6 inches in length and 2 inches in diameter)
Rabbit, guinea pig or other vegetarian pet hutch waste

No

General refuse
Plastic bags or bin liners
Cat, dog or pigeon waste
Foodstuff (including fruit and vegetable peelings)
Stones, gravel, slabs, rubble or hardcore
Sand or soil
Plant pots, seedling trays or plant labels
Garden furniture or ornaments including gnomes, lights or fountains
Fence panels, posts or trellises
Chemicals or liquids including plant feed or weedkiller

Using your brown bin

Place waste directly in the bin. Do not use carrier bags or bin liners.
Make sure the lid closes fully. This allows the vehicle to lift and empty your bin safely.
Don't overfill your bin. It must not be too heavy for us to move safely.
Your brown bin will be collected fortnightly from mid March until mid November.

Download your collection calendar.

Employing a gardener

If you employ a gardener to do your garden, they should not use your brown bin and should instead take any waste to a licensed site. This includes grass clippings, prunings and hedge trimmings. This is because if you pay a gardener, the waste they produce is business waste, not household waste.

Excess garden waste

If you have a large quantity of garden waste or large items such as branches, trunks, soil or turf, please take your waste to one of our Household Waste Recycling Centres.