Garden waste collection service 2023/2024
Subscription to the half year Garden Waste service has opened! Sign up here
Subscriptions will run from 29 September 2023 to 31 March 2024 - when you will need to resubscribe to the 2024/25 service year.
Hounslow Council’s half year Garden Waste collection service provides residents with fortnightly collections from 29th September 2023 to 31 March 2024, with a break of two weeks over the Christmas period. The service is a convenient, low-cost way for residents with gardens to dispose of cuttings throughout the year.
Prices for the Half Year subscription have changed from last year to £35.40 and concessionary rate of £17.70.
Sign-up will close for the year on 17th November 2023. These will reopen for 2024/25 year in February.
Garden Waste is collected on a fortnightly basis from your property by Recycle 360, a company wholly owned by Hounslow Council. Every Garden Waste collection is recycled and creates a high-quality compost – we are proud to say that no waste collected by Hounslow Council goes to landfill.
What you can put in your bin:
What happens to the collected Garden Waste?
Garden Waste in Hounslow is collected and taken to purpose built sites where it is turned into compost through a process called open Windrow Composting*. The six week process allows the green waste to breakdown naturally in the presence of oxygen, creating a high quality compost that is certified to the PAS100 quality standard.
*The Garden Waste is put in to long heaps called Windrows. It is turned frequently until it breaks down naturally to form a material that can be used to improve the soil.
Composting
Thought about composting at home? Composting is an inexpensive and environmentally friendly way of recycling your kitchen scraps and Garden Waste to provide you with a nutrient rich compost for your garden.
Composting is good for you and good for the environment, what's not to like? Save money, save resources, improve your soil and reduce your impact on the environment.
For more information on what can and cannot be composted visit Get Composting.com. Compost bins start from £22.50.
Alternative services
You can also take your Recycling, Household Waste and Garden Waste free of charge to Space Waye Reuse and Recycling Centre. There are alternative re-use and recycling sites available.
