We offer a paid for green bin collection service where your garden waste will be collected every two weeks from May 2025 to the end of April 2026.
Costs
A new and replacement green bin costs £34, including our free delivery service. For all 20 green bin collections, it costs £63.30. However, you must have signed up to all of the garden waste collection service before 20 April to receive all 20 collections.
Sign up to the garden waste collection service online, or pay by debit or credit card over the phone.
What can go in your green bin
The following items are safe to be put into your green bin, and will not affect collection:
- grass mowings
- hedge and plant clippings
- leaves
- prunings
- small branches
- twigs
- weeds and cut flowers
- chipped bark
You should not put the following items in your green bin, this may result in your bin not being collection:
- food waste
- household waste
- Japanese Knotweed
- plant pots and garden gnomes
- plastic bags and packaging
- soil, stones, rubble and sawdust
- waste from professional gardeners
- pond weeds and residues
- mulch
- large branches
What happens to your garden waste
All of the green waste that we collect is turned into composed and used by commercial landscapers and local authorities across South Yorkshire.
Here is how we do it:
- We take your garden waste to a local composting site.
- Your garden waste is shredded.
- It's put into large piles.
- These piles generate heat as they break down into compost. This process kills any unwanted bacteria.
- The piles are then turned regularly to help bring air into the composting process.
- After around 12 weeks the compost is ready to be used as compost.
You can also dispose of your garden waste for free by taking it to a household waste recycling center.
Keep up to date
For more information about any service issues affecting garden waste collections, please visit our service alerts page.
You can also sign up to receive email updates about your waste and recycling services.