Brown garden waste bin
We provide brown bins for you to dispose of your garden waste, including grass cuttings, twigs and real Christmas trees.
You can check what you can put in your brown garden waste bin by looking at our list.
If you can't find the item you want to dispose of in this list, you can search by item instead.
Bracken
- Item
- Bracken
- Where to dispose of it
- Brown garden waste bin
Christmas trees (real), cut into manageable chunks (branches must be less than 30mm in diameter)
- Item
- Christmas trees (real), cut into manageable chunks (branches must be less than 30mm in diameter)
- Where to dispose of it
- Brown garden waste bin
Grass cuttings
- Item
- Grass cuttings
- Where to dispose of it
- Brown garden waste bin
Hedge cuttings
- Item
- Hedge cuttings
- Where to dispose of it
- Brown garden waste bin
Leaves
- Item
- Leaves
- Where to dispose of it
- Brown garden waste bin
Shrub cuttings
- Item
- Shrub cuttings
- Where to dispose of it
- Brown garden waste bin
Small branches (chopped up)
- Item
- Small branches (chopped up)
- Where to dispose of it
- Brown garden waste bin
Twigs
- Item
- Twigs
- Where to dispose of it
- Brown garden waste bin
Windfall apples
- Item
- Windfall apples
- Where to dispose of it
- Brown garden waste bin
| Item | Where to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Bracken | Brown garden waste bin |
| Christmas trees (real), cut into manageable chunks (branches must be less than 30mm in diameter) | Brown garden waste bin |
| Grass cuttings | Brown garden waste bin |
| Hedge cuttings | Brown garden waste bin |
| Leaves | Brown garden waste bin |
| Shrub cuttings | Brown garden waste bin |
| Small branches (chopped up) | Brown garden waste bin |
| Twigs | Brown garden waste bin |
| Windfall apples | Brown garden waste bin |
Subscription service
You need to opt in to garden waste collections via our subscription service, which we introduced in March 2025.
You can find full details on the scheme, including costs and how it works, as well as why we introduced it, via our garden waste collections page.
Collection
If you have subscribed, we collect the brown garden waste bins every two weeks. You can check your collection dates by entering your postcode or address.
We will not collect more than two brown bins from one property on collection day.
Replacement bin
You can order a new brown garden waste bin online if yours is missing or damaged.
You can also find out what to do if you no longer need your bin.
What happens to your garden waste
You can find out more about what happens to your recycling.