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What goes in your garden waste bin or sack

Please use your garden waste wheelie bin or sack for:

grass
hedge clippings
plants
weeds
leaves
bush prunings
tree prunings (no more than 5cm or 2 inches in diameter)

Please do not use your garden waste wheelie bin or sack for:

stones
soil
bricks
rubble
Japanese Knotweed
plastics
metals
chemicals
treated wood
used tea bags
cooked meat
vegetables
fruit
pet bedding
faeces

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