Garden sacks

You can buy biodegradable sacks for garden waste without subscribing to our fortnightly collections service. The sacks keep plastics from contaminating the composting process.

We only collect garden waste in Richmond-branded sacks or wheelie bins displaying a valid sticker.

Buy garden sacks

Customer notice

Owing to Royal Mail backlog customers may experience some delay with the delivery of garden waste sacks.

Collection service

• We operate a fortnightly collection service for garden sacks
• Sacks should be placed on your property at the boundary with the kerbside by 6am and should be clearly visible from the road
• We now use blue sacks to help the collection crew tell them apart from ordinary rubbish bags. Please use this bag if you wish to have your garden waste collected
• Please store your garden sacks in a cool, dark and dry place to help prevent them starting to biodegrade and use them within 60 days of purchase. During hot weather the sacks may start to break down if left outside for over a week, so try not to fill the sacks too far in advance of your collection

Costs

Garden sacks cost £16.40 per pack (10 sacks per pack).

Storage

Please store your garden sacks in a cool, dark and dry place to help prevent them starting to biodegrade, and use them within 60 days of purchase. During hot weather the sacks may start to break down if left outside for over a week, so try not to fill the sacks too far in advance of your collection.

Where to buy garden sacks

You can buy sacks in packs of 10 online. When you buy online you will automatically be registered for collections, which is included in the price.

Buy garden sacks

Alternatively, you can purchase sacks from:

• Any of our borough libraries
• The Civic Centre in Twickenham
• Townmead Road Re-use and Recycling Centre