NEW SERVICE... There is now no need to book your garden waste collection!

Your garden waste will be collected the working day after your refuse and recycling collection day.

There is now no need to book – it will be collected free of charge every week and sent for composting.

Please present your garden waste by 7am on your collection day in untied sacks that are no bigger than refuse sacks at the boundary to your property nearest the street, with a maximum of 20 bags per collection.

Please keep the garden waste bags away from other refuse bags and avoid using yellow bags.

The service will run from April to the end of October.  During the winter months you can book a collection by calling the Customer Contact Centre on 0208 554 5000 or by booking online.  Or you can take your garden waste to the Chigwell Road Reuse and Recycling Centre, Woodford Bridge, IG8 8PQ.

Sunday Garden Waste Collection

Three local collection points will operate between May and October. Residents can take their green garden waste, free of charge, between 9 am and 3 pm on Sundays, at the following locations:

• Fullwell Cross Car Park, Craven Gardens, Barkingside
• Wanstead Leisure Centre, Redbridge Lane West, Wanstead
• Cricklefield Sports Ground Car Park, High Road, Ilford

Please do not leave any garden or other waste at these locations at any other time.

Chigwell Road Recycling Centre

You can also take your green garden waste, as well as other recyclable items, to the Chigwell Road reuse and recycling centre in Woodford, located just off the Charlie Brown roundabout.

Subsidised compost bins

Composting is nature's way of recycling. By turning garden waste into compost less rubbish will end up in landfill, which means less greenhouse gases! 

You can also use the compost to improve the quality of your soil and be well on your way to a more beautiful garden.

If you're interested in composting from home, we offer heavily subsidised compost bins. Prices start from just £15.