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What can I put in my garden waste bin Birmingham?

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What can I put in my garden waste bin Birmingham?

What goes in your garden waste bin or sack

  • grass.
  • hedge clippings.
  • plants.
  • weeds.
  • leaves.
  • bush prunings.
  • tree prunings (no more than 5cm or 2 inches in diameter)

Can I put garden waste in black bags?

black bags or plastic bags: garden waste should be placed in your bin loose as bags cannot be recycled.

Can you put wood in your garden bin?

Large logs and treated wood such as garden furniture can’t be shredded like twigs and small branches can, so you will have to use a different method. The same applies to concrete, stone and other solid forms of building waste.

Can sawdust go in garden waste bin?

Garden waste leaves and weeds. plants and flowers. straw, hay and sawdust. tree bark and small branches (less than 50mm or two inches in diameter)

What can go in a garden bin?

What can go in your garden waste

  • Leaves and flowers.
  • Grass and weeds.
  • Tree bark and pruned branches.
  • Clippings and twigs.
  • Home-grown fruit or vegetables.

Where does garden waste go UK?

Composting facilities
Your Food and garden waste is delivered to In-Vessel Composting facilities (IVC) in the UK. An IVC is like a home compost bin, but on a massive scale. The IVC system harnesses the natural composting process to recycle your food and garden waste into compost in just 6 weeks.

Where should garden waste be placed in the UK?

Some local authorities provide a special bin for your garden waste and collect it as part of their household collection scheme. If you don’t have this type of collection service or your bin is full, you can recycle garden waste at your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.

What can u put in garden bin?

What are brown bins for?

your brown bin is for garden waste and food waste.

Where can I get rid of garden waste in Birmingham?

Junk Hunters – the waste clearance experts are now operating in the Birmingham area, offering a complete garden waste collection service.

When will garden waste be collected in 2019?

Garden Waste sales are now closed for 2019 collections. Subscriptions for next year will open in January 2020. Garden waste is collected fortnightly. Final collections will take place between 25 November and 6 December 2019.

What happens to my garden waste when I renew my subscription?

When you renew your subscription, we will deliver a new garden waste wheelie bin (brown lid) to your property. Put your garden waste bin or sacks out by 5am on your collection day.

What should I do on my garden waste collection day?

What we would like you to do: 1 Put your garden waste bin or sacks out by 5am on your collection day. We will collect your garden waste between 5am and 3.30pm 2 Ensure there is no excess garden waste outside the bin or sack 3 Only place the correct garden waste items in the bin or sack 4 Ensure the bin lid is shut and the sacks are tied