Please complete the form below to subscribe to the garden waste collection service for 2021/22 (1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022).
Please note: due to national restrictions, the Town Hall is closed to the public until further notice, and cash payments cannot be accepted for the garden waste collection service
Subscription and charge
- The cost to subscribe to the garden waste collection service is £30 per bin
- Payment can be made online using a debit/credit card. If you do not have a debit/credit card and wish to subscribe please contact Customer Services. Due to the national COVID restrictions we are no longer able to take a cash payment for this service.
- The new garden waste subscription service is effective from 1 April 2021
- To avoid any missed green bin collections you must subscribe by 19 March 2021
- The annual charge is based on 25 collections which equates to just £1.20 per collection, the service is suspended for two weeks over the Christmas and New Year period
- If you choose to subscribe to the service at any other time through the year the annual charge will remain the same
- If subscribing after 19 March 2021 please allow 2 working days from subscription date before your first green bin collection
- If you only produce small amounts of garden waste, you may wish to consider sharing a green bin with a neighbour as this would halve the cost. However, one of you must take responsibility to subscribe to the service
Once subscribed
- You will receive an email confirming your payment and subscription
- A sticker will be issued prior to 1 April 2021 if you subscribe by 19 March 2021 (or within 10 working days if you subscribe after this date) and must be attached to each subscribed bin as directed
- Collections will continue on a fortnightly basis. Please present the green bin at the edge of your property by 7.30am on your scheduled collection day
- Only green bins labelled with an authorised subscription sticker will be collected. Any bins that are presented for collection without a sticker or with an unauthorised sticker will not be emptied
What can be recycled in the green bin?
We can only accept garden waste in the green bin as detailed in the table below
| Yes please | No thanks |
|---|---|
| Grass cuttings | Large branches and pieces of wood – including trees and tree roots |
| Leaves | Soil, rubble, hardcore, sand |
| Flowers, plants and weeds (remove soil from roots before placing in bin) | Carboard |
| Garden prunings | Food, oils, liquids |
| Wood shavings and bark | Plastic carrier bags, wrappings and food and drink containers |
| Twigs and small branches | Cat litter and dog faeces |
| Straw animal bedding | Artificial Christmas trees and decorations |
| Real Christmas trees (chopped up) |
Alternative ways to recycle garden waste
- Garden waste can be composted at home. Lancashire County Council offers a home composting scheme, for further information and to purchase a home composter please visit www.getcomposting.com
- Garden waste can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centre on Saltcotes Road, Lytham
