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Garden Waste

Garden waste is not collected as part of the normal refuse collection service. The refuse crews will not collect refuse sacks containing garden waste. Residents need to find alternative ways to dispose of their garden waste themselves - such as composting it at home or taking it to the Household Waste Recycling Centre in Port Solent.

The best way to dispose of garden waste is to compost it - nature’s way of recycling. Composting garden waste allows it rot down naturally and turns it into compost - a fertile soil you can use around the garden.

The Environmental Protection Act 1990 sets out the local authority’s (i.e. Portsmouth City Council’s) obligation to collect household waste. However, the Controlled Waste Regulations 1992 classify garden waste as a type of household waste for which a charge can be made for collection.  This means that the Council only has to collect your garden waste if you request and pay for a collection.

 

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