Durham County Council will resume collections of garden waste from Tuesday, 17 April.

Householders who are part of the collection scheme will receive a calendar during the coming weeks showing their specific collection dates.

Collections may not match rubbish or recycling collection days, so residents are asked to check the calendar carefully before leaving their garden waste out for collection.

The following items can all be placed in the garden waste bin:

• Small branches
• Flowers
• Leaves
• Grass cuttings
• Weeds
• Prunings
• Hedge clippings

For more information about Durham County Council’s garden waste collections call 03000 26 1000.

Bins should be left out by 7am on the specified collection day.

If the council doesn’t currently collect garden waste from your street, you can call and request the collection of upto 6 bags of garden waste for free.