Request additional brown bin(s) – a separate licence will be required for each additional brown bin.
Request a replacement for a damaged brown bin
If your plastic licence tag is missing or damaged, please email Customer Services to order a replacement.
What you can recycle in your garden waste bin:
- Grass cuttings
- Windfalls (fruit from garden)
- Cut flowers/plants
- Weeds/turf/hay/straw
- Hedge clippings
- Leaves and bark
What you can’t recycle in your garden waste bin:
- Meat/fish/cooked food
- Dog or cat waste
- Pre-treated wood
- Stones and rubble
- Disposable nappies
- General household rubbish
Here are the terms and conditions for the service:
- The garden waste subscription entitles you to use the fortnightly garden waste service from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. It is not an entitlement to a specific number of collections
- Subscriptions made after 1 April 2023 may not be guaranteed
- Please note – The garden waste service is not affected by Bank Holiday Mondays. However, Bank Holidays on other days e.g. Friday, the service will be affected. Please check your collection day on our website.
- The Council reserves the right to cancel collections in the event of severe weather
- Wheeled bins remain the property of the Council
- To ensure collection of garden waste, bins must be presented for collection by 6am on collection day.
- No refunds will be given
- The licence is non-transferable and only valid for the property for which it was originally purchased. For residents who are moving within Ryedale, please contact us for advice regarding your garden waste subscription
- The Council accepts no liability for lost, damaged or stolen licences or bins. If your licence is lost, broken or stolen complete the online form or contact us on (01653) 600666
- Your collection day may change. If this happens you will receive prior notification
- Please do not destroy or remove the sticker licence. New licences will not be issued unless lost or damaged
- Each brown bin presented for collection must have a valid sticker licence attached