Garden waste permit
Residents who have a brown bin will have received a letter this week giving details of how to apply for a garden waste permit. You can apply online from 16 April.
Delivery can take up to 21 days so please order early to ensure your permit arrives before 1 June. From that date you will need a permit to dispose of garden waste in the brown bin.
If you’re a council tenant, you don’t need to apply as the garden waste service is paid for through your rent and you will automatically receive a permit.
A charge for garden waste collections is being introduced.
From Sunday 1 June 2025 we will charge for collecting garden waste from your brown bin. If you want to place garden waste into your brown bin you must purchase and display a valid permit on your brown bin. If you have more than one bin each individual bin will require a permit to be purchased and displayed on the bin to ensure that it is collected.
Request a garden waste permit
The annual charge will be £40 and the permit will be valid from 1 June 2025 until 31 May 2026. Permits can be purchased online from 16 April 2025.
If you are a council housing tenant, you do not need to apply as the service is paid for through your rent and you will automatically receive a permit before 1 June.
Please read the frequently asked questions and terms and conditions.
We are one of the last councils in Scotland to introduce this charge, and the money generated will help cover the costs of delivering the service.
You will need a Myaccount to submit a permit request. Please ensure you set this up in advance to enable you to order a permit from 16 April.
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