Garden Waste Permit
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On 1 October 2023 Glasgow City Council introduced a charge for the collection of garden waste in your brown bin. The decision to charge for the collection of domestic garden waste was taken at the Council's annual budget meeting for 2023 to 2024 on Thursday 16 February 2023 (you can view the committee papers here).
Applications for year two of the garden waste permit scheme are now open.
Year two of the scheme will commence on 1 October 2024 and permits will be valid until 30 September 2025. You can renew your existing permit or apply for a year two permit online. Year two permits will be available to purchase until 30 June 2025.
Permits will be dispatched from 1 September 2024 and may take up to 21 days to arrive.
We recommend eligible households sign up early for the scheme to maximise the amount of collections received.
If you are eligible for a brown bin, but don't have one you can order one using our online form.
Terms and Conditions
View our full terms and conditions are available here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions can be viewed here.
Brown Bin Recycling Dos and Don'ts
The brown bin is for the collection of garden and food waste only. A list of the of the materials accepted and not accepted within the brown bin is noted below.
| Garden Waste | |
|---|---|
| Accepted (Target Items) | Not Accepted (Non-target Items) |
| Grass cutting | General waste |
| Hedge clippings | Plastic bags |
| Twigs and branes | Nappies |
| Weeds, with soil shaken off | Soil, bricks, rubble |
| Flowers and plants | Animal waste, bedding |
| Leaves | |
| Food Waste | |
| Accepted (Target Items) | Not Accepted (Non-target Items) |
| Dairy products | Plastic bags |
| Meat and bones | Oils |
| Fruit | Liquids |
| Vegetables | Food Packaging |
| Bread, cakes and pastries | |
| Rice and pasta | |
| Fish | |
| Tea bags and coffee grounds | |
The contents of the brown bin are taken to a re-processor for treatment which produces a range of compost products. Any non-target items placed within the brown bin negatively impacts the quality of the compost produced and may lead to collected material being rejected by the re-processor.
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