Garden waste and composting
Find out ways to recycle your garden waste at home, take it to your local recycling centre or you can join our garden waste bin service.
Garden waste service subscriptions
New subscribers
The service is open for new subscribers.
Existing subscribers
If you have a subscription for our garden waste service it should expire on 31 May. But this year we will be extending it by 4 weeks to the end of June to make up for the collections that were missed because of the recent disruptions to the service.
We'll include full details in the annual renewal letter that we will be sending you shortly. The letter will also include details of how to sign up for the service next year.
Garden waste bin
How to set up a regular collection of compost or waste from your garden and when those collections take place
Compost bins
Composting is great for the environment and is now even easier at home with discounted home composting bins available from Essex County Council
Garden waste weekend skip service
The garden waste weekend skip service collects from different locations around the district
Reduce food waste with Kitche
Use this free food waste saving app from Love Essex to prevent food going in the bin at home