Garden waste

Current subscription year - 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026

Applications for this year's service have now closed. If you were already registered for this year's service your garden waste collections will continue through the winter and until the end of March 2026.  

Next subscription year - 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027

Applications for the next subscription year (1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027) will be accepted from 2 February 2026 until late November 2026.

All garden waste subscriptions end on 31 March.

The cost for garden waste collections is a one-off fee of £43 - this is for a fortnightly service.

Additional garden waste bins can also be requested at a cost of £18.

Subscriptions run for twelve months from 1 April to 31 March of the following year.

You can register for the service online - registration for the 2026-2027 service opens on 2 February 2026.

If you cannot sign up using My Chesterfield, you can do so over the phone by calling 01246 345285. If you are unable to use these methods card payments can be accepted in person at the Town Hall.

A one-off payment can be made using your credit or debit card.

We hope to establish a Direct Debit facility in the future.

You will be provided with a permit to stick on the back of your existing green bin, underneath the handles.

Bin crews will collect all bins with valid permits displayed on them, they will also have a list of properties highlighting where they should be collecting green bins.

The permit will be sent directly to you. If you have not received your permit ten working days after registering, please contact our customer services team.

Our collection crew will have details of your subscription, and your bin will not be missed even without a permit.

Please allow up to 7 working days from the date you subscribe for your collections to begin.

If you subscribe on the day your collection is due, your service will start from your next scheduled collection date.

No, the permit will include the address where the collection has been paid for and our collection crew will have these details too.

We will only visit properties that are listed as having paid for the collection and only collect bins with the correct address on.

Yes, you can sign up for an additional garden waste bin on top of your subscription for an extra cost of £18 per additional bin, you can request this by calling the team on 01246 345285.

If you register for the service your green bin will be emptied will be on the same day as your recycling (blue) bin.

Yes, you can share your green bin with your neighbours - only one of you will need to sign up for the service and it will be your responsibility to decide how to split the cost between yourselves.

The bin should be presented outside the property that signed up for the service and that property is responsible for any contaminated waste in the bin.

Residents can keep their green bin if they wish to use it for other purposes.

If it is not required, please contact our customer service team and we will arrange collection.

You can dispose of garden waste by taking it to a Household Waste and Recycling Centre, composting at home or by arranging through an authorised waste removal company.

If you choose to compost at home, you can buy a discounted compost bin from the Get Composting website.

You will not receive a discount on your Council Tax bill if you choose to opt out of garden waste collections. Those who wish to continue to receive the service, will pay a small additional charge through the registration process.

Chesterfield Borough Council collects Council Tax on behalf of a number of local organisations, but only around 10% of your bill goes towards the cost of providing all of the services we provide to our communities. 

The money raised through the charge will help offset the cost of providing this service and therefore help protect funding for essential services that the most vulnerable people in our communities rely on.

If you subscribe for the garden waste service, an assisted collection service will be automatically provided if you receive an assisted collection service for your black bin and blue recycling bin.

A new separate food waste collection service begins in April 2026.

If you subscribe to the garden waste service you can, at no extra cost, continue putting food waste in your green bin until your last collection in March 2026. 

However, from April 2026 please do not put any food waste in your green bin.

We do not anticipate that fly-tipping will dramatically increase because of the charge. However, if you do witness fly-tipping please report this online or call 01246 345345.

We recognise that occasionally residents do experience inappropriate use of their bin by a neighbour or by someone passing by, if this problem occurs you can contact our customer services team.

You can dispose of leaves or other plant litter by putting it in your garden waste bin if you have paid the annual subscription charge, by taking it to the Household Waste Recycling Centre or composting it at home.

In relation to leaf litter or blossom from street trees, we will clear this when it drops either on to the road or pavements. When this material falls on private land it is the responsibility of the landowner/householder.  

You will not be eligible for a refund. The fee charged for bins for your new property are to cover ongoing maintenance and free replacements if/when they become damaged or unusable.

No, unfortunately there are no concessions for the garden waste collection scheme.