CS14-201 Waste instruction BookletSelfPrint_May 2015 (2)

Using your brown binIf you have a brown (garden waste) bin,we will continue to empty it fortnightly from Marchuntil the end of November – when the servicestops for winter.Unfortunately, we cannot give every house in Leeds a gardenwaste collection, so cannot give you a brown bin on request.If you do not have a brown bin, please take your garden wasteto a household waste recycling site or book a bulky wastecollection at www.leeds.gov.uk/bulky.✔✗No!Note:Yes please• Flowers and plants• Grass cuttings• Hedge clippings• Leaves• Twigs/small branches• Windfall fruit• WeedsThanks• Soil, rubble• Plastic of any kind• Glass of any kind• Food waste• Pet bedding, pet wasteor cat litterIf you keep putting incorrect items into your brown bin, we will makefurther contact with you. This could even lead to enforcement action and a fine.For more information, visit www.leeds.gov.uk/brownbin8Why not...Compost your kitchen and garden waste to improveyour soil or for your plant pots. For more information visitwww.leeds.gov.uk/compost or www.recyclenow.com/compost.A range of composting bins are available and suitable forgardens of different sizes.