There are three ways to dispose of garden waste in Epsom & Ewell:
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We offer a choice of garden waste recycling containers:
- 240-litre brown wheelie bins for £32 per bin per year
- 60-litre reusable sacks at £8 each per year. Each sack is designed to hold a maximum of 10 kilograms of garden waste.
A 50% discount is available for recipients of certain means tested benefits. |
Please note that you cannot dispose of garden waste in your green rubbish bin.
Leave your recycling out for collection in a clearly visible place at the edge of your property by 6:30am on your normal collection day every fortnight.
What can I recycle?
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Garden
waste
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Yes please:
• Grass cuttings
• Smaller twigs and branches
• Leaves
• Prunings and clippings
• Flowers
• Straw and hay (unless soiled by pet waste)
• Plants and weeds
• Root balls (shaken free of soil).
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No thank you:
• Larger branches and logs (thicker than a wrist)
• Plant pots
• Soil, stones or ashes
• Pet waste, or soiled straw and hay
• Fallen fruit
• Any food, even if grown in your own garden. |
How to subscribe
Call us on 01372 732000 to join and for details of how to pay. You can also join the service online. Please note that payments made by credit card are subject to a 1.5% charge.
If you wish to receive the 50% discount available to recipients of certain means-tested benefits, please visit the Town Hall to join the service as we will require proof of original documentation to confirm your eligibility. Please bring a recent official letter showing your name and address along with any document confirming that you receive means-tested benefits.
Subscriptions are based on a twelve month non-refundable agreement.
What about renewals?
The simplest way to pay for your garden waste subscription is by Direct Debit. If you choose this method of payment, you need take no further action in order to renew your annual subscription. We will simply notify you each year that we are collecting a further yearly subscription and your service will continue uninterrupted.
If you subscribe using any other payment method, we will contact you in advance when your year’s subscription is nearing completion to ask whether you wish to renew it for a further year.
Who can join the kerbside garden waste recycling service?
All households in the Borough can join. If you live in a flat you may wish to consider communal collections where residents share a number of central recycling bins. Please contact us for details.
Collections are not available to commercial organisations.
When do collections happen?
Collections take place fortnightly on your normal collection day. Request a collection calendar.
When there is a Bank Holiday on a Monday, collections will be one day late. If your normal collection day is Friday your bin will therefore be picked up on the Saturday. Please Note: we do work on Good Friday so collections will be as normal on that day.
Related pages
• What should I do if my recycling/refuse is not collected?
• What should I do if my container is lost, damaged or stolen?
• Is help available for the elderly or disabled?
• Home composting
• Recycling at the Civic Amenity Site, Blenheim Road
• Recycling at Borough Recycling Centres
• Collection of Bulky Items
