About the garden waste service
Householders wishing to recycle garden waste in an Inverclyde Council brown bin need to buy a seasonal garden waste permit.
A permit is required for each brown bin presented containing garden waste.
The cost of garden waste permit for the 2025 season is £44.10.
To purchase a permit for the 2025 season, please follow the link to the Register for the Garden Waste Service and Purchase a Permit page.
The charge applies regardless of at what point in the year the permit is purchased.
Permits last for all brown bin collections during the garden waste collection season.
Seasonal brown bin collections take place between March and November.
First collections for the 2025 season start on your regular recycling collection day during week commencing 10 March or week commencing 17 March.
Please present your brown bin by 7am on your regular recycling collection day during the season.
Bins presented containing garden waste without a valid permit will not be emptied.
Soil cannot be recycled in brown bins.
Brown bins containing soil will not be uplifted.
You can recycle your garden waste at the Recycling Centres throughout the year.