Brown bin (garden waste)
The brown bin is for your compostable garden waste which is a chargeable service.
To subscribe please view more information on our garden waste collection service
Things that should go in your brown bin:
- grass
- leaves
- flowers and plants - with the soil removed
- weeds
- twigs and small branches
- windfall fruit
- houseplants and flower cuttings
- real Christmas trees (chopped up)
- hay / straw - soiled animal bedding from non-meat eating animals only e.g. rabbits, guinea-pigs
- vegetable waste from the garden only - e.g. potato tops (not kitchen waste).
Things that cannot go in your brown bin:
- large branches and pieces of wood
- treated or painted wood
- soil and turf
- stones, rubble, hardcore, sand, grit
- cat litter and dog faeces
- plastic bags, flower pots, trays or any other plastic items
- food or kitchen waste
- vacuum dust or fire cinders