What is the Garden Waste Service?
The service is a fortnightly collection, providing 25 collections over a one-year period. Collections start from Tuesday 1 April 2026 to Tuesday 31 March 2027. There will be a two-week closure period for Christmas.
How to subscribe
Keen to sign up for next year's garden waste service? We're closed for now, but subscriptions will reopen in mid‑February.
You will need to complete our subscription form and pay online by credit or debit to add your property to the garden waste subscription service.
What happens next?
Once you have made your payment you will receive a confirmation e-mail. Your address will be added to the collection schedule and we will collect you bin on the scheduled date. Please refer to the Bin Day Calendar View to find out when your collection day is.
The welcome pack and bin sticker will arrive in due course, and the in-cab systems will be updated to confirm the new subscription so no collections will be missed.
Why do I have to pay?
Not everyone needs or uses the current garden waste collection service and making it a self-funding service enables us to provide the service for only those who want it.
There is no legal obligation for councils to collect garden waste free of charge. Over 70% of all local authorities in England now charge for garden waste collections as a non-essential, opt-in service.
Other ways to get rid of your garden waste
People who do not wish to use the garden waste subscription service may also wish to consider home composting.
You can also take your garden waste to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre (the tip).
Utilise the free disposal option at either of the two Household Waste Recycling Centres locations listed below:
- Hanford, Campbell Rd, Hanford, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 4DX
- Federation Road, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent ST6 4HU