We currently collect garden waste from over 190,000 homes in Leeds. Last year 2009/2010 we sent almost 23,000 tonnes of garden waste from your brown bins to be composted. This was instead of us burying it on aslandfill.
We also collected just over 12,000 tonnes from garden waste skips at our household waste sorting sites.
Only properties with a brown bin receive a garden waste collection service.
From March to November the bins we empty your brown bins every two weeks. During December, January and February this will only take place once a month.
You can use your brown bin for the following items
- grass cuttings
- hedge clippings
- leaves
- dead house and bedding plants
- windfall fruit
- weeds
- twigs and small branches (not more than 3 cm thick)
You must put these into your bin loose - do not bag it up.
Please
do not
put these items in your brown bin
- plastic bags and paper
- noxious weeds
- metal
- soil, stones or rubble
- dog or cat faeces
- turf or ash
- pet bedding or straw
- kitchen waste * (no vegetables, fruit peelings, meat, fish, poultry, bones, dairy products or cooked foods).
You can find out when we are due to empty your bin by putting your postcode into our search page
* Food waste cannot be put into the garden waste bin due to the animal by-products order. This requires food waste to be composted under very strict conditions that will kill off harmful bacteria and prevent the spread of diseases. If food waste is mixed with garden waste in the brown bin it cannot be composted and will have to be sent to landfill.
Who do I contact if I have any questions?
If you have any questions please call 0113 222 4406 or email us.