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Household waste and recycling collections are to be improved across the Borough to better meet residents’ needs, help the environment and to save money in the long term.

New measures will include:

  • collect recycling every week
  • introduce a new weekly food waste collection
  • collect residual waste fortnightly, and
  • introduce a garden waste collection subscription service

 

Garden Waste Collections – April 2025

From Tuesday 1st April 2025, residents that require their garden waste to be collected will need to pay an annual £40 subscription fee.  The charge for garden waste brings Stockton on Tees in line with other Tees Valley Councils and the majority of councils across the country.

Residents that sign up will be given a new 240 litre brown wheelie bin for their garden waste, which will be collected fortnightly during the collection period (which has increased to 36 weeks).

Households with larger gardens will also be able to buy additional bins for a charge of £25 per bin.  For more information, including how to sign up, click on the following link:
https://www.stockton.gov.uk/garden-waste-collection-service-changes

Residents that do not wish to sign up can either home compost their garden waste or take if for free to Haverton Hill Household Waste Recycling Centre.  To do this, you must book a time slot to visit Haverton Hill which can be done by clicking on the following link:
https://www.stockton.gov.uk/article/1401/Haverton-Hill-household-waste-recycling-centre

Residual Waste and Recycling – April 2026

From April 2026, to align with new national legislation, Stockton on Tees Borough Council will collect food waste and recycling every week and collect the other, residual waste, on a fortnightly basis.

Residual waste is the non-recyclable waste that normally goes in your green wheeled bin.