Check what you can and can't 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
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.