Subscriptions open 1 April 2026 - The garden waste collection page will be updated with the 2026/27 information along with a button for the online subscription system from that date.
The brown wheelie bins are used for collecting waste from your garden.
Garden waste collection is an optional, paid for, year round service. Please visit our garden waste collection page for more information.
Items you can put in your brown bin
Please place all garden waste loose in the brown bin. Do not put in bags or liners, including compostable or biodegradable liners.
- Grass cuttings
- Hedge trimmings
- Tree and shrub prunings
- Leaves
- Weeds
- Old flowers and plants
- Windfall fruit and vegetables waste from the garden (not kitchen waste)
Items you cannot put in your brown bin
- Invasive plant species - e.g. Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed
- Food or kitchen waste
- Soil or rubble
- Pet waste and bedding
- General household waste
- Flower pots and plastic bags
Read guidance on how to stop and dispose of invasive non-native plant species on the GOV.UK website.
Further information
- Sign up to the garden waste (brown bin) collection service
- Find out your brown bin collection day
- Report a missed brown bin collection
- Order a new or replacement brown bin
- Order a second brown bin
- Report issues with bins
- Cancel or transfer your garden waste collection subscription
- Visit the Household Recycling Centre
- Benefits of composting bins and water butts