Powys garden waste recycling collections
Subscriptions for the 2025 Powys garden waste recycling collections are now open, with collections due to start from the beginning of March
All previous subscribers have been notified and had the chance to sign up for another season. However, if you still need to renew your subscription, or sign up for the first time, you can do so anytime by visiting www.powys.gov.uk/gardenwaste or calling 01597 827465.
The garden waste recycling collection service provides an easy, clean and simple way of getting rid of your garden waste, with the knowledge that it will all be collected, recycled and turned into compost.
The subscription for the 2025 season will cost £60. This includes the hire of a 240-litre wheeled bin and fortnightly collections of your garden waste between 3 March and 28 November. A smaller bin is available at a reduced rate for households with small gardens, or compostable garden waste sacks for those who have their residual rubbish collected in purple bags.
“We are all very much looking forward to the arrival of spring, the return of some finer weather and a chance to get out into our gardens,” says Councillor Jackie Charlton, Cabinet Member for a Greener Powys.
“We appreciate that price increases are never welcome. However, the 2025 subscription has seen a similar price increase to last year due to the difficult financial decisions the council continues to face when balancing the budget. This necessary evil will allow us to cover costs and continue to offer this kerbside collection to our residents throughout the county whilst also protecting the core service provision of the council.
“The £60 annual charge is in line with several other authorities who provide this service and covers 20 collections throughout the year. When the inconvenience of transporting green waste to a household recycling centre along with fuel costs are taken into account, the service does still provide a good option for residents.
“The 2025 price is based on the increase being approved by Full Council in the coming weeks, but with the gardening season soon to be underway, we did not want to delay starting collections whilst we waited for a final decision. Should it not be approved, subscribers who have already signed up to the service will be refunded the difference.”
If you are re-subscribing for another year, you will receive a sticker to place on your green wheeled bin to help indicate to the crew that you have signed up for the 2025 collections. New subscribers to the service will have their green wheeled bin delivered within 10 working days, so make sure you sign up early to benefit from as many of the scheduled collections as possible.
You can subscribe now by visiting www.powys.gov.uk/gardenwaste or by calling 01597 827465.
After subscribing for the 2025 season, please remember to check your collection day – it may have changed from last year: https://en.powys.gov.uk/binday
Residents not subscribing to the service will still be able to compost their garden waste at home or take it to one of the five household recycling centres in Powys.
