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Garden waste collections

download garden waste calendar text with calendar and download iconWe collect your unwanted garden waste from your doorstep, saving you time, money as well as helping the environment.

 

 

Please note: To sign up to our garden waste service, you will need to create a My Wyre Forest account. You will be updated on the progress of your application. 

Download a printable calendar of collections.

Collection information

Last collections of 2024

If your garden waste bin is emptied the same week as your rubbish bin is emptied your last collection will be week beginning 25 November 2024. If your bin is emptied the same week as your recycling bin your last collection will be week beginning 2 December 2024. 

You can sign up at anytime during the year and still receive a year's worth of collections. Renewal of your collection service will automatically renew one year after the start date of your collection service beginning. For example, if you join in July, you will receive collections from July until November/December,  they will then restart in February/March until July, when your invoice will be sent via post 7 to 10 days before your collection service renewal payment is due. If you are an existing customer and would like an additional bin or amend your collection service please call us on 01562 732928 (option3) or by email.

If you pay by direct debit the letter will say the collection service charge will be debited from your account, this will be automatic you do not need to take any further action.

If you pay by card the letter will ask you to make a make payment which can be done online. Please make sure you quote your 8 digit invoice number. Pay your garden waste invoice.

Subscription fee from 1 April 2024 is £65.00, for new customers there will be a £25.00 one-off administration fee. Your collection service begins when you receive your new bin, which can take up to 14 working days and collections start. 

Moving home?

If you are moving house within Wyre Forest you can take your bin with you and your collections will continue with the same renewal date. If you are moving out of the area please leave the bin behind. To change your address please email us.

Cancelling your collections

To cancel your collections, you must let us know more than 30 days before your renewal date. You can do this on your My Wyre Forest account.

Please note that there are no refunds for cancellations. If you pay by Direct Debit please cancel this with your bank/building society.

When do I put my bin out?

Please make sure your bin is at the kerbside by 6am on your collection day. We do suggest putting it out the evening before. Please note collections may not be at the same each week.

If you are a new customer to our garden waste collection service, we will give you details about your collection day when we deliver your garden waste bin. Your garden waste collection may be on a different day to your rubbish and recycling collection day.

Download a printable calendar of collections.

If you would like to provide us with an email address or mobile phone number to receive service updates please email us.

To keep costs low, the garden waste collected is bulked up at our Green Street depot. When there is enough garden waste we take it to a composting facility located in south Worcestershire. All garden waste collected is composted into usable soil conditioner and avoids garden waste being sent to landfill. Garden waste is not allowed in your regular black bin or your green recycling bin, if it is found in either of these, your bin will not be collected.

The amount you pay in council tax for waste collection in Wyre Forest is one of the lowest in the region. We don’t believe it is fair to charge everyone for a garden waste service that many can’t use or don’t need to use. Garden waste collection services are available for those who aren’t able to take it to the Household Waste Recycling Centre themselves or have too much to compost. The garden waste service is a top-up waste collection service; the amount you pay covers the cost of the collection (vehicle and crew), disposal costs (composting site charges) and an administration fee.

Please do not put bags or bin liners in your garden waste bin, this is a loose waste collection service. To find out what can and can't go your garden waste bin visit our what goes in which bin page. Please make sure that all your garden waste fits in the bin with the lid closed.

We do not return for missed garden waste collections where the bin was not presented at the kerbside.

If we have not been able to access your property due to road closures, we will either plan to revisit your collection, or arrange to take up to 3 extra bags of side waste with your next collection.

Any missed collections must be reported with 48 hours of your collection day.

There are a number of reasons why bins are not completely emptied. These include

  • there has been too much put into the bin and its compacted in the bottom
  • branches have been pushed in and not broken up small enough, catching on the sides
  • waste that has been in the bin for a while has start to decompose anaerobically and become stuck
  • waste that is damp/wet has become stuck
  • waste that has frozen (especially when put in wet)

If you have put a lot of damp waste in, or the waste has been in the bin a while it may have become stuck. You can help us by moving around the contents of the bin using a broom handle or spade to loosen the material just prior to collection to make sure it is emptied fully when tipped without the waste becoming stuck in the bin.

Please note we don’t return for to re-collect bins that are half-emptied.

Please log onto My Wyre Forest to order a replacement bin. We aim to deliver bins within 4 weeks, occasionally we may not be able to meet this time frame

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