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The easiest way to sign up, or for existing customers to renew, is online at www.n-somerset.gov.uk/gardenwaste. Sign ups for the 2025/26 year can be made any point between now and the end of November 2025, although the earlier a sign up is made, the more collections it covers.
A sign up or renewal for the subscription service costs £65 for each garden waste bin, with a maximum of two bins per household.
Households unable to have garden waste bins will pay the same cost of £65 for three reusable garden waste sacks, with a maximum of six sacks per household.
For the most financially vulnerable households, the cost of subscription can be subsidised. A 75 per cent discount will be automatically applied at sign up or renewal for households who meet the criteria for this support, reducing the cost to £16.25 for each bin or three sacks.
North Somerset Council is unable to take this payment in person, so customers are asked not to visit council offices. Instead, existing garden waste customers who are unable to renew online are encouraged to ask a friend or relative to help, or to visit a library. All North Somerset libraries have free WiFi and computers that can be used to access the internet.
Councillor Annemieke Waite, North Somerset Council’s Executive Member for Climate, Waste and Sustainability, said: “We’re committed to making North Somerset a thriving and sustainable place to live, work and visit, and the way we deal with garden waste has an important role to play.
“We strongly encourage residents to compost their garden waste at home instead of using the chargeable collection service or recycling centres, as this can have significant environmental benefits.
“You can find out more – from the basics of composting to our master composters scheme – at www.n-somerset.gov.uk/composting.”
Garden waste bin customers will be sent a new blue permit sticker for their bin within 15 working days of subscribing. Addresses will again be printed on permits to help collection crews identify which households have signed up.
Garden waste sack customers will receive one permit tag for every three garden waste sacks, and will be asked to write their address on the tag before attaching it to one of their sacks.
Households who don’t renew their garden waste subscription for 2025/26 will automatically stop receiving collections after Monday 31 March 2025.
Garden waste customers can check their collection dates on the council’s website at www.n-somerset.gov.uk/calendar.
More information about the garden waste scheme can be found at www.n-somerset.gov.uk/gardenwaste. To read North Somerset Council’s Recycling and Waste Strategy 2021-2030, visit www.n-somerset.gov.uk/wastestrategy.