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Garden waste must not be put in refuse (general rubbish) or recycling bins.
Instead, garden waste can be taken to a recycling centre in Suffolk.
Another way to recycle garden waste is via home composting.
We can also collect garden waste via our paid for subscription service.
For households within the Babergh and Mid Suffolk districts, we offer a chargeable garden waste collection service.
If you are unsure which district the address is in, you can find your local council online.
Addresses in Babergh
For addresses in the Babergh district, the annual cost of this service is £65.00 per garden waste (brown) bin. Plus, there is a one-off administration charge of £20.00 for new or additional subscriptions.
Address in Mid Suffolk
For addresses in the Mid Suffolk district, the annual cost of this service is £62.00 per garden waste (brown) bin. Plus, there is a one-off administration charge of £20.00 for new or additional subscriptions.
Please note that these are set prices, and there are no reductions available.
Garden waste is collected every fortnight, apart from two weeks over the Christmas and New Year period when the service is paused.
Your application may need to be assessed to see if it is possible to carry out your collections safely.
Before you apply, please read the garden waste collection service terms and conditions. Plus, find out what can and can't be put into a garden waste (brown) bin.
We will aim to deliver the bin as soon as possible. However, currently this could take up to 5-6 weeks.
The 12 month subscription period will only start once the bin has been delivered.
You do not need to be at home when the bin is delivered. Information about the collection schedule will be posted through your door when the bin is delivered.
The bin will be clean and useable, but it may not be new.
Apply for a new or additional garden waste collection service subscription
To renew your garden waste collection service subscription, you will need your customer and invoice number.
These numbers are at the top of the renewal invoice, which you should receive approximately one month before the expiry date.
If you do not know your customer or invoice number, please email Waste Services.
If you are moving home within Babergh or Mid Suffolk, you can take your garden waste (brown) bin with you.
Inform us of your new address, so we can update your subscription and start collecting from your new property.
If you are moving out of the districts, please email Waste Services so we can cancel your subscription and collect your brown bin.
Please note that we are unable to provide full or partial subscription refunds.
If you wish to cancel, or not renew, your garden waste collection service subscription, please email Waste Services.
We will then arrange the collection of your brown bin.
Please note that we are unable to provide full or partial subscription refunds.
Last updated December 2023
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