Garden waste collection and home composting

Subscribe to the garden waste collection service and find out about home composting.

If you regularly produce garden waste, you can sign up to have it removed. You can also recycle garden waste into compost for your garden.

You should not put garden waste of any kind in your rubbish or recycling bins.

Garden waste collection

You can pay an annual subscription to have your garden waste collected fortnightly by Joint Waste Solutions. Use the link below to subscribe to the service.

Subscribe to garden waste collection – Joint Waste Solutions

What can and cannot be collected

Garden waste collection can dispose of:

  • grass cuttings
  • hedge trimmings
  • leaves
  • small twigs and branches up to 3 inches (7.5 cm) thick
  • dead plants and cut flowers

We cannot collect:

  • soil
  • stones and rubble
  • food waste
  • pet litter
  • wood or sawdust

Home composting

Garden and food waste can be composted at home, to produce a nutrient-rich and peat-free compost for your garden.

You can use a compost bin, compost heap or hot composter for:

  • grass cuttings
  • dried leaves
  • twigs
  • vegetable peelings

You can use a hot composter or food waste digester for:

  • meat
  • fish
  • dairy
  • bones
  • cooked food waste

Find out more about home composting – Surrey Environment Partnership.