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Garden Waste
Recycle your Garden Waste in many ways:
Garden Waste is collected weekly all year around - Click item for more information
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| Wheeled bin | Sacks | Bundled items | Bulky Waste collections | Home Composting |
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What waste is collected? |
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Garden Waste presented in Black Sacks will not be collected |
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Wheeled bin subscription service |
NEW subscriptions are £32 per bin per year
Resubscribers - if you are still looking to resubscribe please contact recycling@castlepoint.gov.uk or 01268 882312
Residents can opt into our subscription wheeled bin garden waste collection service:
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2019/20 subscriptions (subscription ends 31 March 2020) |
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Now only £32 per bin for period to 31 March 2020 |
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Bins will be delivered within 28 days of subscription.a* |
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Subscriptions run April to March, but can be taken up at any time during the year |
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No need to keep buying sacks |
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Price of one bin is cheaper than buying 6 rolls of sacks per year |
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Easier to use than sacks |
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Wheeled bin is more suitable for thorny and twiggy material |
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You subscribe to as many bins you want at the same price |
a*Terms & Conditions - click here [pdf] 83KB
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Garden Waste sack |
If you do not wish to subscribe to our yearly wheeled bin collection service you will need to purchase the Castle Point Borough Council specified garden waste sacks - other garden waste sacks will not be collected.
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Sacks guaranteed to last up to 3 weeks while full |
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Handles for easier tying |
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Sacks are £6 per roll of 20 |
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Purchase the Castle Point Borough Council specified garden waste sacks from: |
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Purchase from our online shop and get your sacks delivered to your door |
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Garden Waste presented in Black Sacks will not be collectedOnly Castle Point Borough Council brown bins, Council specified garden waste sacks, or bundled waste will be collected. |
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Bundled larger items |
If you have larger hedge trimmings, or branches these can be bundled together
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Logs or branches up to 7cm (3") in diameter and 1m (3') long will be accepted if tied together with twine |
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No need to attach a sack |
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Maximum 2 bundles per collection |
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Bulky Waste collections |
Do you have large quantity of garden waste to recycle?
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What is collected? Click here:
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Prices start from £35 |
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For more information contact: recycling@castlepoint.gov.uk |
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Compost at Home |
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Make your own free compost which can be spread back on your garden, hanging basket or potted plants |
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Cheap and quick to get started |
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Almost all garden waste can be composted. Some food waste can be composted too! |
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Home composting helps to reduce your carbon footprint |
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Buy a subsidised compost bin:
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It is still FREE to take your garden waste to the Recycling Centre for Household Waste, Canvey Road, Canvey Island |
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Recycle other wastes at the same time) |
