Reading garden waste bin: price and dates
- A few quick questions
- A price from your photos
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What needs to go?
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Reading Borough Council garden waste
- a year
- £78
- a year
- collections
- fortnightly
- collections
- a sack
- £31
- a sack
A bin only takes what fits in it. Clearing a whole garden? Get a price →
From reading.gov.uk
The questions people ask
How much is the garden waste bin in Reading?
£78 a year for 2026/27, for a 240-litre either. It was £75 in 2025/26. Each extra bin is £78. Reduced price £58.50 for households receiving Council Tax Support.
Too much for the bin? We clear the whole garden in one visit, with no subscription.Are garden waste collections in Reading paused over winter?
Yes: Collections pause for 2 weeks over Christmas.
Need it gone during the break? We collect garden waste all year.Do you pay less if you join the Reading garden waste service late?
No. You pay the full year whenever you join.
How do I sign up for garden waste collection in Reading?
Sign up with Reading Borough Council at https://myaccount.reading.gov.uk/resident2/s/garden-waste.
From the council's own pages, checked 20 October 2026: reading.gov.uk, myaccount.reading.gov.uk
How it works
Start with a photo- 1
Send a few photos
Tap through a few quick questions and add photos of what needs to go.
- 2
Get your price
A price up front before we start, from your photos.
- 3
We clear it
We carry everything out from inside, so you don't lift a thing.
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Where we work
Based in Reading, and out to the towns around it. Every postcode listed is in our area.
Boundaries: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3.0). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024.
Garden too big for the bin?
The Reading bin is £78 a year and only takes what fits in it.
- A few quick questions
- A price from your photos
- No obligation
