What can go in your garden waste bin

Check what you can and can't put in your garden waste bin, including what to do with your Christmas tree.

What you can put in your garden waste bin:

leaves

grass

plants

twigs, hedge, and tree cuttings

fruit and vegetable peelings, small amounts of cooked vegetables

tea bags and coffee grounds

What you can't put in your food waste bin:

all other food waste

plastic bags, including compostable bags

rubbish you'd normally put in your black bags

bits of wood over 10cm wide or long

paper, cardboard, cans, glass, plastic bottles

stones, rubble, soil, packaging

food trays

clothes, textiles

pet waste, including bedding

Japanese knotweed - see the Environmental Agency’s page about Japanese knotweed for information on disposal

ragwort - see the Environmental Agency’s page about ragwort for information on disposal

Three cornered leek - see the Environment Agency’s guidance on preventing harmful weeds and invasive non-native plants spreading

While vegetable peelings, tea bags and coffee grounds can go in your garden waste bin, other food waste including eggs, meat and dairy products will contaminate the collections. We recommend you put all food waste into your food waste caddy instead. 

Find out more about food waste collections.

Any waste you want us to take away needs to be unbagged and inside your bin. We can't collect any waste left outside your bin, except for your household's Christmas tree during the festive season.