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.
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New subscribers
We are temporarily not taking any new garden waste customers while we change our collection rounds.
We apologise for any inconvenience and will update this page as soon as the service resumes for new customers.
Existing subscribers
If you have not yet renewed your subscription, you can still sign up to have your garden waste bin collected.
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