If you want to be a green gardener, sign up to the council's Garden Waste Collection Service.
From July, the Garden Waste Collection Service will cost £21 and each additional sack will cost £12. For this the council will give you a license and re-useable sack to fill and leave on the kerbside for collection every fortnight. The service is a convenient way for you to recycle your garden waste, without having to take it to the Household Waste Recycling Centre.
How will I know when my collection is?
When you join or rejoin the Garden Waste Collection Service you will be issued with a universal calendar showing all collection dates and a letter stating your specific collection day and week. This will either be week A (highlighted orange) or week B (highlighted red). For example Mrs Smith's garden waste collection is Monday week A.
If you would like any further advice on how to use the calendar to work out your garden waste collection days, please contact Customer Services on 01590 646123.
What can or can't be put in the sack?
Yes Please | No Thank You |
Grass Cuttings | Soil, Concrete or rubble |
Hedge Cuttings | Fruit/Vegetable peelings |
Weeds | Food Scraps |
Small Branches | Coal Ash |
Leaves | Animal Waste |
Pruning | General Household Waste |
Flower pots, trays or plastic bags |
FAQs about the Garden Waste Collection Service
- How is the garden waste recycled?
Your garden waste will be taken to a local composting facility and turned in to Pro-Grow; a high grade organic soil conditioner.
- How much will the sack hold?
The reusable, durable woven polypropylene sack (110 litres) has a maximum capacity of 20kg.
Bags weighing more than 20kg will not be collected.
- What if my sack becomes lost, damaged or worn out?
The sack will be replaced when necessary.
- How will the garden waste collector know that I am a member of the scheme?
New or renewing members will be sent a licence barcode which must be placed in the front pocket of the sack. The purpose of the licence barcode is to show the garden waste collectors that the service has been paid for. Any bags that are presented for collection without a valid licence attached to it will be taken away. The slip will also have the customer's licence number on it, allowing us to return the bag if it is lost.
- Are there any other options for recycling garden waste?
Please see our sections on Composting and House Waste Recycling Centres. Garden Waste taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centres at Efford, Marchwood and Somerley is then taken to a composting site in Hampshire where it is made into "Pro-Grow" soil conditioner.
