Registration for residents who would like garden waste collections in 2025 is now open.
The service, which runs fortnightly between April and November, will cost £45 so long as you sign up in the discounted early bird period, which ends at midnight on Sunday 16 February.
For residents signing up after this date, the cost will be £55.
You can sign up now at www.plymouth.gov.uk/gardenwaste
Councillor Tom Briars-Delve, Cabinet Member for the Environment and Climate Change, said: “The garden waste collection service is invaluable to so many or our residents and I'm pleased to be able to continue offering it."
I've not paid for the service before but I want to now
Great! All you have to do is log onto www.plymouth.gov.uk/gardenwaste and fill in the form. If you already have a garden waste bin you can use that, otherwise you can have a new one delivered with no additional charge.
I used the service before, but I don't want it this year
No problem. If you'd like to have your bin picked up, or you'd like to drop it off, head to www.plymouth.gov.uk/gardenwaste
Whatever garden waste you do have can still be disposed of at our Household Waste Recycling Centres
Why isn't this a free service?
Garden waste collections are not a statutory service, which means the Council aren't legally obliged to provide it in the same way they do waste and recycling rounds. Charging for this service helps to ensure resilience and greater reliability of all types of waste collection and brings Plymouth into line with the majority of local authorities nationally.
I have assisted collections. What should I do?
Residents who already have assisted collections for waste and recycling will automatically receive assisted collections for garden waste when they sign up.
This all sound great, sign me up!
Just head over to www.plymouth.gov.uk/gardenwaste, fill in the form and pay your subscription. Remember to do it before midnight on Sunday 16 February to benefit from the early bird price.