Waste & Recycling collections across the Easter period will be normal the week of Good Friday and one day late on the week of Easter Monday (21 April).
Garden waste is collected weekly all year around
Sacks |
Bundled items |
Bulky waste collections |
Grass cuttings
Leaves
Twigs and hedge trimmings - up to 7cm (3") in diameter and 1m (3') long (simply bundle together with string/twine)
Dead flowers
Weeds
Old garden plants or houseplants
Windfall fruit
Vegetable patch waste (not vegetable peelings)
Logs or branches up to 7cm (3") in diameter and 1m (3') long.
Gravel / stones
Plant pots & seed trays
Plastic, glass or metal
Soil / compost
Kitchen waste including vegetable peelings
Pet waste
How to use your garden wheeled bin [pdf] 7MB
Garden waste collections guide 2023[pdf] 9MB
Castle Point garden waste is processed at a composting site adjacent to Rainham landfill site in the method shown in this video: