Brown bin garden waste recycling service
Hackney Council provides brown wheelie bins for the collection of garden waste. If you do not have enough space to store a brown bin, but you would still like to recycle garden waste, we can supply single-use compostable brown sacks - just contact us to request them using the details to the right.
Below you'll find information about collection times, what you can and can't put in your brown bin, and advice on what to do if you have large quantities of garden waste to dispose of. If you need to order a brown bin, you can do so using our online recycling container request form.
Is my property covered by the scheme?
The brown bin scheme is currently available to 15,000 properties in Hackney. To find out if you are covered, or to request that your property be added to it, you can contact us using the details to the right.
If you are not covered by the scheme, the bulky waste service can be used to collect large amounts of garden waste.
Collection times
Brown bins are collected fortnightly - you can check our collection calendar for collection days for your street.
Your brown bin should be placed out at street level by 7:30am on the day of collection, at the front boundary of your property where it can be easily seen and accessed by the collection crew.
What can I recycle in my brown bin?
You can place the following materials in your brown bin:
- Flowers
- Grass
- Hedge clippings
- Leaves
- Small plants
- Small twigs
What can't I recycle in my brown bin?
Please do not place any of the below materials in your brown bin:
- Food waste
- Logs and twigs larger than 8cm in diameter
- Paper
- Plant pots
- Plastic bags
- Soil
- Stones
- Tin cans
Ordering a brown bin
If you need to order a brown bin, you can do so using our online recycling container request form.
I have large amounts of garden waste to dispose of - what should I do?
If you have large amounts of garden waste you can order an extra brown bin, or a supply of single-use compostable sacks if space is limited. The collection crew will collect up to 10 compostable sacks at one time.
Just contact us using the details at the top right-corner of this page to request sacks or an extra bin.
What happens to my garden waste?
To find out what happens to your garden waste, you can watch an animation about how we compost it (flash required).
More information
For more information about brown bins, please contact us using the details at the top-right corner of this page.
Page updated: 4 Jan 2012
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