We offer a paid for green bin collection service, which is for garden waste.
You can sign up to receive a green bin that we will collect every two weeks from May 2025 to the end of April 2026.
All of the green waste we collect is turned into compost which is used across South Yorkshire.
Costs
A new green bin, or a green bin replacement, costs £33. We will deliver this for you.
The green bin collection service costs £63.30 for 20 collections. You must sign up before Sunday 20 April to receive all 20 collections.
Sign up for green bin collections
Sign ups are now open for the 2025 to 2026 garden waste collection service.
You can subscribe online.
Alternatively, you can pay by debit or credit card over the phone. Call us 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.
Garden waste collection service
Visit our service alerts page for more information about any service issues affecting garden waste collections.
You can sign up to email updates about your waste and recycling services.
What can go in your green bin
The following can go in:
- grass mowings
- hedge and plant clippings
- leaves
- prunings
- small branches
- twigs
- weeds and cut flowers
- chipped bark
You should not put the following in:
- 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
Putting any of these in your green bin may mean it will not be collected.
What happens to your garden waste
Garden waste is turned into compost and is then used by commercial landscapers and local authorities.
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
Learn more about home composting on Household waste recycling centres.
Household Waste Recycling Centres
You can dispose of garden waste for free by taking it to a household waste recycling centre or we can collect it from your home if you sign up for our green bin collection service.