What can I put in my brown bin?

You can use your brown bin to recycle:

  • grass cuttings
  • hedge trimmings
  • leaves
  • small branches and twigs
  • plants
  • weeds, and
  • cut flowers.

Please do not put the following items in your brown bin:

  • bagged waste - do not put your garden waste in plastic bags
  • food and kitchen waste
  • invasive plant species, such as Japanese knotweed
  • garden furniture
  • treated wood
  • turf
  • soil, bricks or rocks
  • large logs, and
  • building waste.

Garden waste produced by an employed gardener is classed as commercial waste and therefore should not be presented in the garden waste bin.