Green waste collections

How it works

You need to register to start receiving collections.

Green waste includes natural garden and plant waste. Collections are free and collected from your kerbside. We send your waste to be composted, so you dont have to take it to the community recycling centre.

Within 2 weeks of registering, you will receive two free green waste sacks and any extra sacks you have ordered. You can order more green waste sacks for £3.20 each when you register or at a later date. 

Green waste sacks are registered to an address, not a person. If you move, you should leave any sacks at the address they were originally ordered to.

Collections work on a summer and winter collection schedule.

Green Waste can also be taken to your local community recycling centre.

To put green waste sacks out for collection:

• Register for collections
• Label your sacks with your house name or number
• Check your green waste collection day in the summer
• Book a winter green waste collection in the winter
• Put only green waste in your RCT green waste sacks
• Only use the green waste sack provided by us
• Do not over fill your sacks, all waste should be within the sacks
• Cross the sack handles
• Place your sacks at your usual collection point by 7am on your collection day

Register for collections

Register your address to receive green waste collections and sacks. 

Within 2 weeks of registering, you will receive two free green waste sacks and any extra sacks you have ordered. You can order more green waste sacks for £3.20 each when you register or at a later date. 

Green waste sacks are registered to an address, not a person. If you move, you should leave any sacks at the address they were originally ordered to. If sacks have not been left, report the missing sacks

Register for Green Waste sack Collections

Summer and Winter Collections

Green waste collections work on a Summer and Winter collection schedule.

Summer collections

Summer Green Waste collections run from 16th March 2026 to 13th November 2026. Collections will happen automatically on your usual bin collection day.

Book a winter collection

Winter Green Waste collections run from 16th November 2026 to 15th March 2027. During this time, you need to book a collection every time you have green waste for us to collect.

Winter Green Waste Collection bookings Open on 9th November 2026

What can and cannot go in your sacks

Yes:

• Grass cuttings
• Hedge trimmings
• Leaves
• Flowers
• Flower root balls
• Sawdust
• Bedding for small hutch animals

No:

• Food waste
• General waste
• Soil, mud or clay blocks
• Rubble
• Invasive plants (e.g. knotweed)
• Wood, branches or logs
• Garden ornaments and toys

We will not collect your sacks if they contain the wrong waste.

Items that cannot be recycled in your green waste may be disposed of at your Community Recycling Centre.

Order more sacks

If you have registered you can buy extra sacks for £3.20 each. Each sack holds 90 litres (45cm x 45cm x 45cm). That is the equivalent volume of two and a half clear recycling bags.

Buy Extra green waste sacks

Reporting a missed collection

If you have registered and your green waste sacks have not been collected within 24 hours of your scheduled collection, you can report a missed collection online.

Report a missed green waste collection

Report a lost, damaged or stolen sack

If you have registered and your green waste sack is lost, damaged or stolen you can report this online.

We do not accept responsibility for wear and tear.

Report lost, damaged or stolen sacks

Cancel your collections

Residents can cancel green waste collections online. Your sacks will be removed at your next scheduled collection. Additional sacks ordered are not refundable.

Cancel your green Waste Collections