You can pay to have your garden waste collected each week. You can share these collections with your neighbours.
Subscribe for a garden waste collection
To subscribe to the garden waste collection service, please call Veolia on 020 3567 8105.
How much does it cost?
It costs:
- £75 for a 12 month subscription
- £60 for a 9 month subscription
You may be entitled to a discounted price, if you are:
- aged 65 or older
- or receiving 100% Council Tax Support
Where to put your garden waste
When subscribing you can request 3 reusable white garden waste bags or one brown garden waste bin.
You should put your garden waste:
- in your white bags or brown bin
- outside the registered address by 7am on your collection day
- within one metre of the front entrance of the registered property
Garden waste that does not fit in your bags or your bin will not be collected.
What goes in your garden waste
We collect:
- grass cuttings
- weeds
- dead flowers
- garden prunings
- leaves and bark
We can’t collect:
- soil or rubble
- plant pots
- stones
- large tree cuttings
- food waste
- any other general rubbish
Compost bins and water butts
Composting is cheap, energy efficient and can improve your soil.
Find out more with the North London Waste Authority's tips for composting.
Water butts allow you to collect rainwater from your roof and use it in your garden.
You can buy from Get Composting:
- compost bins from £5 plus delivery
- water butts from £10 plus delivery