Brown bin: garden waste
Your brown bin is for all garden trimmings, cuttings, prunings, leaves, and weeds. Please place this waste loosely in your bin, not in plastic bags or sacks.
Waste from your brown bin is composted to produce a quality PAS100 soil conditioner used on gardens, allotments and farms in and around Newcastle.
For full details about our Garden Waste Service, including prices, please visit the garden waste page.
Do not place the following items in your brown bin:
- Branches, logs, or roots more than 10cm (4 inches) in diameter
- Japanese Knotweed (please see the Government's advice)
- Turf
- Soil
- Clay
- Stones
- Rubble
- Plant pots
- Dog and cat faeces
- Straw and hay bedding used for pets
- Food waste or refuse
- Compostable films, plastics or items like cutlery and plates
- Anything in black bags or plastic bags