Subscribe to the green waste collection service
The 2024-25 green waste collection service closed to new subscriptions on 29 November 2024. You will be able to subscribe to the new service year, which runs from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, in February 2025.
If you have already subscribed to the 2024-25 service, please remember that there are no green waste collections between 23 December 2024 and 3 January 2025. Normal collection resume from 6 January 2024.
Most houses and flats with their own individual gardens can subscribe to the green waste collection service. There is an annual fee. The Council will supply you with a green 240-litre wheeled bin which will be collected every two weeks, except for the Christmas holiday period.
The subscription runs from 1 April to 31 March each year and the online subscription form is available between February and November. The annual service fee is set by the Council, this applies in full even for partial use of the service i.e. there are no partial refunds for taking out the service subscription, or cancelling the service part way through the year.
The charge for the 2024/25 service was:
- £49 for a Direct Debit subscription
- £53 for a one-off card payment
You can find scheduled pick ups by entering your address into the When is my bin collection date? form. Green waste bins should be put out for collection on the property boundary (or other agreed collection point) no earlier than 7.30pm on the evening before the collection day, and no later than 6am on the morning of collection.
Once payment has been received, you will receive a sticker in the post which you must attach to the lid of your green bin in order for collections to start. You should contact the Council if you need additional green bins.
You can view the following document as a PDF file:
Green waste collection service terms and conditions
Renewing your annual subscription
If you have subscribed to green waste collections by Direct Debit your annual subscription will automatically renew unless you cancel your Direct Debit with the Council and your bank or building society. The Council will write to you at least 10 days before the payment is taken for the new service year.
If you have made a debit or credit card payment, your service will end at the end of March and you will need to re-subscribe if you would like green waste collections to continue from 1 April.