The subscription period is now closed.
From 1 December 2024 we will no longer be accepting payments for the subscription period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.
Information for the new 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 period will be published on the this page shortly.
Subscription and charge
- The cost to subscribe to the garden waste collection service is £36 per bin
- Payment can be made online using a debit/credit card. If you do not have a debit/credit card and wish to subscribe, please contact Customer Services to book an appointment to do so. Please note we no longer accept cheque payments
- The new garden waste subscription service is effective from 1 April 2024
- To avoid any missed green bin collections, you must subscribe by 27 March 2024
- The annual charge is based on 25 collections which equates to just £1.44 per collection, the service is suspended for two weeks over the Christmas and New Year period
- If you choose to subscribe to the service at any other time through the year the annual charge will remain the same and expires on 31 March 2025
- Once subscribed, please allow 2 working days from the subscription date before your first green bin collection
- If you only produce small amounts of garden waste, you may wish to consider sharing a green bin with a neighbour as this would halve the cost. However, one of you must take responsibility to subscribe to the service
Once subscribed
- You will receive an email confirming your payment and subscription
- A sticker will be issued prior to 1 April 2024 if you subscribe by 17 March 2024 (or within 10 working days if you subscribe after this date) and must be attached to each subscribed bin as directed
- Collections will continue on a fortnightly basis. Please present the green bin at the edge of your property by 7.00am on your scheduled collection day
- Only green bins labelled with an authorised subscription sticker will be collected. Any bins that are presented for collection without a sticker or with an unauthorised sticker will not be emptied
What can be recycled in the green bin?
We can only accept garden waste in the green bin as detailed in the table below
| Yes please | No thanks |
|---|---|
| Grass cuttings | Large branches and pieces of wood – including trees and tree roots |
| Leaves | Soil, rubble, hardcore, sand |
| Flowers, plants and weeds (remove soil from roots before placing in bin) | Cardboard |
| Garden prunings | Food, oils and liquids |
| Wood shavings and bark | Plastic carrier bags, wrappings and food and drink containers |
| Twigs and small branches | Cat litter and dog faeces |
| Straw animal bedding | Artificial Christmas trees and decorations |
| Real Christmas trees (chopped up) |
Alternative ways to recycle garden waste
- Please can you alter to: Garden waste can be composted at home. For further information on home composting please visit Get Composting at GetComposting or Recycle Now
- Garden waste can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centre on Saltcotes Road, Lytham
Christmas collection arrangements
Please note there will be no green wheeled bin collections between Saturday 21st December 2024 and Saturday 4th January 2025. The normal green wheeled bin collection service will resume from Monday 6th January 2025. Further information on the Christmas collections can be found here
Further information
- Terms and conditions
- Frequently asked questions
- Privacy notice
