Garden waste subscriptions hit nearly 80,000

People wising to have their garden waste collected in the next 12 months can sign up from today (1 October 2026) – with latest figures showing that subscriptions hit nearly 80,000 in the year 2025/26.
That figure is up almost 2,500 on the previous year, when charges were first introduced. In total there were 79,654 subscriptions in 2025/26, compared to 77,158 in 2024/25,
By paying the subscription fee of  £58 per bin, householders will have their garden waste collected from 1 N