Garden Waste Collection Scheme

The garden waste collection scheme makes it easier for you to recycle waste into compost. If you want to join the scheme call us on 0115 901 3621 or email waste@gedling.gov.uk.  

From 1 April 2010 until 31 March 2011 the cost is £33 and we will provide you with a brown bin to put your garden waste in.  A second brown bin costs £13 until 31 March 2011.  We will collect the bins monthly from January to March and fortnightly from April to December.

If you cannot afford to join the scheme, why not join with a neighbour and share the cost? All you need to do is have one person pay and then ensure the brown bin is left outside their address on collection days.

Here’s what you can and can’t put in your brown bins

Terms and Conditions

• Garden waste will only be collected in the bins provided by Gedling Borough Council.
• Bins must be placed at the kerbside by 7am on the day of collection.  
• The bin lid must be closed and the contents broken down into smaller pieces, as overloaded bins will not be emptied.
• Bins which are too heavy for safe handling will not be emptied.
• Waste placed beside bins will not be collected.
• There will be no refunds available to residents who wish to cancel. The bin(s) will be collected back in.
• If you move house somewhere else in the borough you can transfer your bins. If you move away from the Borough you can not transfer your bins and you will not be given a refund for the remainder of the period left. Please notify us on 0115 901 3621 of any address change.  
• The collection crews have the right to refuse bins that are contaminated. If after two warnings within three months the bin is continually contaminated, we can remove the bin and there will not be a refund.
• The service will be suspended in long periods of adverse weather and an extra collection made later in the year.