Garden waste collections

Garden waste collections 2027

Details of the cost for the 2027 collection service and the ability to sign up to garden waste collections for your home will be available in March 2027.

What do I need to do if I have received a letter cancelling my direct debit?

Your collections will continue until the final collections of 2026, which are normally in early December.

For further information on collection dates, please check your bin collection calendar:

• link: Bin collection calendar

For collections during 2027, other payment methods remain the same. 

How do I sign up for garden waste collection?

You can pay online, annually for each season of garden waste collections from March to December.

When you sign up, you’ll be given an option to request a bin with a brown lid if needed at the property.

How much does it cost?

Costs for the 2026 service are £35 for the first bin and to support households with larger gardens, additional garden waste bins are available for £20 each.

If would like to sign up for the remaining collections from now until early December 2026, please email:

• email: environment@ashfield.gov.uk 

What you can put in your garden waste bin

If you sign up to have your garden waste collected we will give you an extra bin with a brown or black lid. You can put the following in it:

• Grass cuttings
• Hedge trimmings
• Leaves
• Prunings and twigs
• Plants and weeds
• Cut flowers.

What you can't put in the garden waste bin

You should not put the following items in your garden waste bin:

• Soil, turf, stones or rubble
• Garden ornaments or plant pots
• Food or animal waste
• Vacuum cleaner waste or ash
• DIY rubbish
• Timber or sawdust

Food waste can be composted or put in your general waste bin (with the red lid).

• link: What goes in my bin?

If you need a compost bin or kitchen caddy you can get one from Get Composting at a discounted price.

• website: Get Composting

If you do put any of the prohibited items listed in your garden waste bin, we won't be able to empty it for you. We do make regular checks on what has been placed in garden waste bins placed out to be emptied.

Other items, or where you have a lot of waste from a garden clearance, can be taken to the recycling centre (tip). For information on local recycling centres (tips) take a look at the county council website.

• website: Recycling centres details - Nottinghamshire county council website

If you need a new bin because it is damaged or broken please contact us:

• link: Replacement waste bins

When is garden waste collected?

You can check the bin calendar to check when your next collection is due. You can sign up any time during the season but the cost will remain the same. 

Garden waste collection dates will only show on the calendar for addresses with valid subscriptions.

• link: Bin collection calendar

What if my garden waste bin is not collected?

If your garden waste bin has not been collected on your given collection day, please report it via the links on the report a missed bin page.

• link: Report a missed bin

How do I cancel garden waste collections?

If you no longer want to have your garden waste collected contact us.

We’ll remove your brown or black lid bin after you cancel the collection with us. We don’t give refunds even where you cancel part way through the season.