Garden waste sign up now open

Registration is now open for garden waste collections, and everyone with a garden is encouraged to sign up before Tuesday 28 February to guarantee receiving all 17 fortnightly collections between March and November 2023.

This year garden waste will be collected from Tuesday 28 March, with a subscription fee of £34.50. Anyone who signs up after Tuesday 28 February may not receive all the collections, but the price will remain the same.

Garden waste collected from brown bins is transferred to a facility where its first shredded and then processed naturally into compost.

There are many benefits to recycling your garden waste:

• The composting process creates a valuable soil conditioner which is used for landscaping and gardening
• It reduces overall disposal costs while creating a valuable usable product
• It is a natural method of processing material which would otherwise be sent to waste
•  It reduces the carbon impact and fuel costs from transporting the waste in your own car to the Household Waste and Recycling Centre

Councillor Claire Rowntree, Deputy Leader of Sunderland City Council and Cabinet Member for Clean Green City, said: "Last year we saw nearly 30,000 households sign up for the garden waste collection service, so it is great to see how many of our residents care for our environment and make a real effort to recycle.

"While signing up for the collections is optional, it is very beneficial. These collections can help make the best use of the space available in your other bins and it's a very cost-effective way to dispose of your garden waste."

To sign up and find out more information visit www.sunderland.gov.uk/gardenwaste

Use the 'find my bin day' service to check when to put your garden waste bin out for collection at www.sunderland.gov.uk/bindays

If you currently don't have a garden waste bin or you would like to order an additional garden waste bin, call 0191 520 5550 or visit www.sunderland.gov.uk/gardenwaste