What garden waste we collect

We can collect:

• grass cuttings
• hedge cuttings
• weeds and flowers
• small branches up to 75mm diameter
• leaves and twigs
• prunings
• Christmas trees (chopped up)

We cannot collect:

• food waste/fruit and vegetable peelings
• invasive weeds, such as Japanese Knotweed and Himalayan Balsam
• soil/rubble/concrete/stones
• animal waste and bedding
• plastic bags/pots/trays
• branches over 75mm diameter
• logs or tree stumps

We take your garden waste to a composting site in Hampshire. The garden waste is composted using a process known as open windrow composting. The composting results in Pro-Grow, a high-quality soil conditioner that is available to buy at every tip in Hampshire, also known as Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs).