Recycling collections

New garden waste subscription service

From Monday 7 July, our garden waste collection service will change to an opt-in subscription service, whereby residents wishing to have their garden waste collected must sign up.

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Garden waste collections

In Hillingdon, the amount of household garden waste our council collects halves during the winter, so during December, January and February, garden waste is collected fortnightly.

During the rest of the year (March to November), garden waste is collected weekly.  

Throughout the year, residents can also dispose of garden waste at our waste and recycling centres. 

Items accepted through our garden waste service

• Grass cuttings and hedge clippings
• Leaves, twigs and branches
• Dead flowers and weeds

Please note: We cannot take large amounts of soil, mud and dirt.

Instructions for collection

• Carefully cut large twigs  and branches so they measure no more than 2 inches in diameter and 2 feet long and fit in the garden waste sack.
• Make sure the sacks are able to be lifted by our collection team.
• Keep all of your garden sacks within your property boundary until collection day.
• On your collection day, leave your garden waste bags near the end of your property boundary before 6am.
• If you do not have a front garden, leave your garden sack on the pavement the night before collection (no earlier than 5.30pm).

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Missed collection

If your garden waste hasn't been collected on your collection day and you have followed instructions for collection, please let us know and we will make another collection within 2 working days.

Please note: A missed collection cannot be reported until after 1.30pm on your collection day and must be within 72 hours of the collection being missed.

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