Garden
Garden waste
green waste, yard waste, grass clippings, hedge trimmings, leaves
Can you recycle?
Widely
Yes — garden waste is widely composted. Use your green-waste collection or home compost; woody material can be chipped for mulch.
How to prepare
1. Separate garden waste from general rubbish and plastic. 2. Put soft material like grass, leaves, and prunings in your green-waste bin or compost. 3. Chip or bundle woody branches. 4. Take large amounts to a garden-waste recycling point.
Common mistakes
Bagging garden waste in plastic sacks for collection. Adding treated wood, soil, or rubble to green waste. Burning garden waste when composting is cleaner and easy.
What happens after you recycle it?
Garden waste is composted into nutrient-rich soil improver and mulch that's returned to farms, parks, and gardens.
Drop-off guidance
Many areas offer curbside green-waste collection, and recycling centers have garden-waste skips that are composted into soil improver. Home composting handles most soft garden waste.
FAQs
Can I recycle garden waste?
Yes, by composting. Use your green-waste collection or home compost; recycling centers also take garden waste.
Where can I recycle garden waste near me?
Use the lookup above to find green-waste collection and garden-waste recycling points near you.
Is it free to recycle garden waste?
Recycling-center garden-waste skips are usually free, though some areas charge for a curbside green-waste bin subscription.
Can I get paid to recycle garden waste?
No, but composting at home gives you free soil improver and saves on collection.
