A frequent question I get asked when undertaking one-off jobs is… “Can you take the clippings etc. away with you?”. The short answer is, I am afraid, “Sorry, I don’t offer that service.“
Although I do have a Waste Carrier’s license, so in theory can taking clippings etc. away for you, having tried and explored all available avenues, it is not an economically viable service for you or for me and for what are relatively small amounts of garden waste.
I do keep this under constant review but until councils offer a more sensible approach to this matter then answer will remain the same – sorry.
Are there any other options?
Yes of course – here are a few options for dealing with garden waste:
1. Take the waste to the local refuse tip – Free(ish) – assuming you have a car, the time and are physically able of course. If needed I can lend you suitable bags that I collect later and make things easier.
2. Get a brown bin – A brown bin from your local council can be used to dispose of green waste and believe me they hold a lot! Typically, they cost £69 a year and they hold a lot! Every fortnight it will be emptied as part of your usual waste collection. If I am mowing your lawn or doing work for you regularly it often makes more financial sense to get a brown bin – note you can have as many bins as you like.
3. Share a brown bin – If you only have a tiny patch of garden why not share a brown bin with a neighbour? You save, they save – makes sense. If you have group of neighbours, why not club together for a few brown bins and agree that any that aren’t full on collection day are left open for anyone else to put green waste into.
4. Compost it – Really the very best way to approach green waste is to compost it – every property with a garden should be able to set aside a small amount of space where grass clippings etc. can be composted. Not only is this the most environmentally friendly way of dealing with green waste, it is cheaper, and you will soon have great (free) compost to hand! Note a compost bin costs around £25 – please ask me for more details as there are a few options.
5. Get a brown bin and compost it – In reality home composting isn’t that simple and sometimes you have more than your compost bin can deal with so what you really need is a compost area for non-weed related material and also brown bin so that the council can deal with the weeds (and they are welcome to them!).
Any questions?
I hope this helps explain why asking me to deal with garden waste is rather more complicated than it first appears but there are other options and if you have any questions on garden waste disposal or any other aspect of what I do, please do let me know.
Keep composting!