Check your Christmas and New Year recycling dates and find more useful info on our Christmas Closures information page.
Garden waste is collected via wheeled bin service or sacks every week - see your collections calendar for your collection day.
Garden waste sacks are £8 (roll of 20) and can be purchased from our Leisure centres or from Benfleet, Hadleigh, Tarpots and Canvey Island libraries. Garden waste sacks purchased from other outlets will not be collected. *Note: You need a library card to pay by bank card at the libraries.
Our compostable sacks have a shelf life of 6-8 months when stored in a dry place.
You can dispose of garden waste more easily with our weekly brown bin collection service , available to subscribe to all year round.
* up to 7cm (3 inches) in diameter and 1m (3 foot) long. These can be bundled with string/ twine (maximum 2 bundles per collection).
If the item you want to dispose of is not on this list, or you want to check how it can be disposed of, search for it on the Love Essex website.
Please present your garden waste at the boundary of your property by 7am on your collection day. See more information on our waste presentation rules page.
Garden waste presented in black sacks will not be collected and only Castle Point Council brown wheeled bins, Council-approved garden waste sacks, or bundled waste will be collected.
For more information, see our Garden waste collections guide 2024[pdf] 2MB
*Terms & Conditions [pdf] 159KB