Garden waste bin
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Your black bin is for garden waste.
Fortnightly collection: when you sign-up to our opt-in garden waste service, you will be given more details about your garden waste bin collection dates.
🛈 The garden waste service has changed
Our garden waste service is now an opt-in service provided for an annual charge of £56. When you sign-up (opt-in), you will receive a new 240 litre black wheeled bin which will be for garden waste only.
✔ What can go in the bin?
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![](https://tunbridgewells.gov.uk/__data/assets/image/0005/348107/leaves.png)
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✖ What cannot go in the bin?
- soil or turf
- stones
- cat and dog litter
- animal bedding
- plastic plant pots
- polystyrene
- compostable or cornstarch bags
- fence panels and posts
- treated wood
- Japanese knotweed
- glass
- fake Christmas trees
- ash
How do I dispose of my garden waste if I choose not to opt-in to the garden waste service?
You can compost garden waste at home or you can take it to the North Farm household waste and recycling centre.