Garden Waste

Southampton's gardeners are making the city greener in more ways than one with the free, fortnightly collection of green garden waste.

The city's waste collection teams are not able to take green garden waste in the weekly or fortnightly domestic bin collections, which is one reason the bag scheme was introduced. It also boosts the amount the city recycles, delivering a range of environmental benefits.

All residential properties with a garden are eligible to use this service. However, commercial gardeners, tree surgeons and landscaping businesses are excluded from using the service.

In 2007-08 almost 5000 tonnes of garden waste was collected under this scheme, from approximately 58000 properties.

Have you joined the scheme yet?, please contact Actionline on 0800 5 19 19 19 or email actionline@southampton.gov.uk.

Use the links below to find out more about the service.

What can and can't go in the green waste bag?

Unsure what to place in your green waste bag?, this list will help you.

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to all your questions regarding the green waste service.

What happens to your garden waste after collection

Discover the process that recycles your garden waste into compost.

My bag hasn't been emptied, what should I do?

If your bag hasn't been emptied, there are a few checks you can do before contacting us.