Join the garden waste service now!
We currently have limited capacity available on the garden waste service. You can sign up online if there is space on rounds in your area.
The service provides 25 fortnightly collections each year (terms and conditions apply, see below) and our crews will collect real Christmas trees on the first garden waste collection in the new year.
On joining the scheme you will need to buy a 240 litre brown bin (if you don't already have one) as well as paying your annual collection subscription.
Availability of capacity may vary depending on where you live. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept new customers on our hard-to-reach rounds (calendars beginning with H).
If you receive an assisted collection for your rubbish and recycling service you will automatically be eligible for assistance with the garden waste collection service.
Renew your subscription
Garden waste renewals are at the end of each calendar month. We'll email you (if we have your email address) or send out letters inviting you to renew in the month your renewal is due. Please check your junk folder in case the email is there.
If you've not received an email or letter, you can renew your subscription during the month it expires by using the link below.
Renew your garden waste service
Garden waste charges (updated 1 April 2025)
Bin pricing (available to all customers)
- Garden waste bin subscription (annual fee) - £124.00
- 240 litre brown wheeled bin (including delivery) - £82.00
Sack pricing (existing customers only)
- Garden waste sack subscription (annual fee) - £93.00
- Garden waste sack subscription- benefit reduction (annual fee) - £26.00
- Garden waste sack - £16.00 - please call Case Management on 01730 234295 for a replacement sack
Terms and conditions
Once an annual subscription is purchased it is non-refundable. There will be a charge for all replacement, lost or stolen wheeled bins.
- Garden waste terms and conditions (PDF 187kb)
The service does not run over the Christmas period, but we will collect real Christmas trees with garden waste when we resume in January.
What to do if your bin is missed
Please leave your bin out and report it as missed through MyEHDC.
Missed bins must be reported by 4pm on the next working day after your scheduled collection.
If you do not report a missed collection to us within this timeframe, you will have to wait until your next scheduled collection.
What can go in the bin?
- Grass cuttings
- Hedge cuttings
- Real Christmas trees
- Weeds
- Small branches
- Leaves
- Prunings
What can't go in?
- Soil, concrete, rubble
- Vegetable peelings
- Food scraps
- Coal, ash
- Animal waste
- Commercial waste
- General household waste
Where does my garden waste go?
The garden waste collected goes to a composting site in Hampshire and is made into organic soil conditioner, widely used in local parks and formal gardens.
Find your garden waste calendar number
You can search for your address using the address or postcode field below. Right click on the link to open the calendar in a new tab or window.
If you can't join the service
If you are unable to join the service, you can take your garden waste to your local household waste recycling centre (HWRC). You will need to book.