Garden waste

Garden waste includes grass cuttings, hedge prunings, twigs, leaves and seasonal garden fruit (but not fruit scraps from the kitchen).

Acceptable items

Yes Please	No Thanks
Grass cuttings	Soil, stones or gravel
Hedge trimmings	Flower pots
Garden prunings	Seed trays
Leaves	Food waste
Small twigs	Pet litter or waste
Dead plants	Carboard, paper, glass or metal
Branches no thicker than 30cm	Wood, timber or sawdust
	Plastic bags or plastic plant labels

You can compost your garden waste in three ways:

We collect garden waste for free from your property, but it must be put into special Merton clear sacks. Here is what to do:

Step 1	Collect up to two free reuseable sacks per household (or buy additional sacks for £1 each) from local libraries. Please take a recent council tax statement with you.
Step 2	Fill the sacks. Details of what you can put in them are printed on the side of the sacks. Please do not tie the top of the sacks. This is so that we can empty them and return them to you.
Step 3	Book a garden waste collection online or call our waste helpline 020 8274 4902.
Step 4	Put the full sacks out at the edge of your property by 6am on the day you have booked for collection. It will help if you leave a heavy object such as a brick by the sacks so they can be weighed down when empty so they do not blow away You can put up to 10 sacks out at a time on the agreed day.

All green waste we collect will be composted.

You can take your garden waste to:

It will be taken away for composting.

Add grass cuttings and hedge clippings to your compost bin and reduce your household waste by up to a third.

To report a problem with household recycling please use our online street scene enquiry form.

Waste Services
63-69 Amenity Way
Morden
SM4 4AX

Telephone: 020 8274 4902

This page was last updated on Wednesday 25 August 2010