Garden waste

The Garden Waste Service enables you to recycle your garden waste, where it is processed and turned into mulch or soil conditioner.

Yearly subscriptions run between March and November. The cost for the 2025 season is £38.50 per bin.

Information about subscriptions:

You can subscribe to the service from January until the end of August.
You can subscribe up to four bins at a property, however every bin will need its own subscription to be paid, and sticker attached to it for it to be collected.
Please do not present your garden waste bin until it is your collection day, you can check when your collection day is.
If you're subscribing for the first time and don't already have a brown bin associated with your property, this will be identified when you subscribe. You will then receive your brown bin within 14 working days.
Once you have subscribed you will be sent a sticker for your garden waste bin. Please note we start sending out stickers to subscribers toward the end of February, please allow up to 18 days from signing up, for your sticker to arrive.
Place the sticker on the brown bin under the handles.
We will only provide a refund if you cancel your subscription within 14 days from the date of sign-up and providing you have not had a collection. To cancel this service please call 0191 520 5550. Lines are open between 8.30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. The council will seek to reimburse the payment received within 14 days of you requesting a refund.
The brown garden waste bins supplied as part of the garden waste collection subscription scheme remain the property of the council

More details about the service can be found in the garden waste collection service's frequently asked questions and terms and conditions.

Some of our online request systems have changed. When you click on the button below you'll be redirected to the council's 'My Account' sign in page. Please sign in as usual or create an account using your email address.

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