Garden waste collections restart in Hartlepool from today

Hartlepool Borough Council has issued a reminder for residents about the service starting up again – with households set to receive one brown bin collection every four weeks.

The council suspended garden waste collections in response to the coronavirus outbreak, easing pressure on resources and ensuring that key frontline services could be carried out.

Brown bins will be collected on the same day as green bins – but the collections are carried out by different crews, and make take place at different times during the day.

People are asked to have their bins out by 7.30am on collection day.

Councillor John Tennant, chairman of the council’s Neighbourhood Services Committee, said: “We are very pleased that we are now in a position to resume household garden waste collections, albeit on a reduced frequency for the time being.

“I would like to thank residents very much for their patience and support while the brown bin service was suspended.”

Only loose, compostable garden waste will be accepted in the brown bin, such as grass cuttings, weeds and dead plants, twigs and small branches, hedge clippings, cut flowers and house plants, shrub prunings, leaves and the contents of hanging baskets.

You can find out your collection day on the council website, or by calling (01429) 523333 on Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5pm or Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm.

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