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Gardening in Cardiff West

Cardiff West runs from Riverside and Canton through Llandaff, Fairwater, Ely and Caerau to Radyr, Pentyrch and St Fagans. It also takes in the three Pontyclun wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf. In the Cardiff wards, garden waste goes out every two weeks throughout the year. Bessemer Close in Leckwith is the closer of the two city recycling centres, and every visit there must be booked. Pontyclun households follow RCT rules instead, with free registered sacks and the Llantrisant tip.1 2 3 4 5

At a glance

Councils
Cardiff Council covers eight of the eleven wards. Pontyclun Central, Pontyclun East and Pontyclun West belong to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, so bins and tips work differently there.1
Wards covered
Caerau, Canton, Ely, Fairwater, Llandaff, Pentyrch and St Fagans, Radyr and Riverside (Cardiff), plus Pontyclun Central, Pontyclun East and Pontyclun West (Rhondda Cynon Taf).1
Climate
The Met Office keeps a full 1991 to 2020 record at its Cardiff, Bute Park station. Rain totals about 1,203 mm a year across roughly 153 wet days, with around 1,573 hours of sun and 33 air frosts.6
Typical garden
ONS figures from April 2020 put the median Cardiff house garden at about 158 m², and 97% of houses in the city have some private outdoor space. Pontyclun sits within the RCT figures instead.7
Nearby areas
Cardiff North, Cardiff South and Penarth, Pontypridd and the Vale of Glamorgan.1

Garden waste collection2 4 8 9

  • Cost No fee listed; green bins £35 each, reusable sacks £3.50
  • How often Every 2 weeks, all year
  • Season All year round
  • Container Green bin (up to 2) or reusable sacks (up to 5)

Cardiff Council empties garden waste fortnightly in every month of the year. Some homes need to register first by calling Connect to Cardiff on 029 2087 2087.

  • Bin households can hold at most two green bins, priced at £35 each.
  • Sack households can put out five reusable sacks, which cost £3.50 each.
  • Sacks are sold for cash at Central Library Hub, Grangetown Hub and four other hubs.
  • Put containers on the pavement before 5am, or after 4.30pm the evening before.
  • Accepted: grass, leaves, weeds, small branches and twigs, small plants, flowers and windfall fruit.
  • Refused: sawdust, woodchip, bark, hay, soil, rubble, decking, flower pots and food.

In the three Pontyclun wards, Rhondda Cynon Taf supplies two free 90 litre sacks to registered homes.

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Recycling centres

Both city tips are free for Cardiff residents, but nobody gets in without a booked slot.

  • Bring the booking confirmation and proof of a Cardiff address.
  • Each household can book 26 visits a year, and cars are limited to three a day.
  • A van, or a car towing a trailer, gets one visit a month.
  • Soil and rubble are capped at six 20 kg bags per visit.
  • Pedestrians and cyclists cannot use either site.3 10 11

Bessemer Close Recycling Centre3 10 12

Bessemer Close, Leckwith, CF11 8XH · Directions

8.30am to 5.30pm every day

Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

  • Garden waste accepted
  • Booking required
  • Vans allowed

The only Cardiff tip that takes a car with a trailer, up to 2 m by 2 m. Vans up to 5 m long and 2.2 m high count as vans and need a monthly slot.

Trade waste not accepted. Gardeners and other businesses need a commercial route. What a gardening business can do

Council page for Bessemer Close Recycling Centre

Lamby Way Recycling Centre10 11 12

Lamby Way, Rumney, CF3 2HP · Directions

8.30am to 5.30pm every day

Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

  • Garden waste accepted
  • Booking required
  • Vans allowed

Across the city in Rumney. Trailers are refused, and a 2 m height restriction applies at the entrance. Roadworks nearby were flagged on 20 October.

Trade waste not accepted. Gardeners and other businesses need a commercial route. What a gardening business can do

Council page for Lamby Way Recycling Centre

Llantrisant 100% Recycling Centre5

Pant-Y-Brad Road off Heol-Y-Sarn, Llantrisant Industrial Estate, CF72 8XZ · Directions

8.30am to 6.30pm daily (8.30am to 4.30pm from 26 October)

Christmas and New Year bank holidays.

  • Garden waste accepted
  • No booking needed
  • Vans: permit needed

For Pontyclun households only, as an RCT site. Cars turn up without booking, and larger vans are booked on 07824 541758.

Trade waste not accepted. Gardeners and other businesses need a commercial route. What a gardening business can do

Council page for Llantrisant 100% Recycling Centre

If you are a gardening business12 13 14 15

Cardiff's household recycling centres refuse sign written vans, tippers and any business waste. Trade loads go to the Commercial Recycling Centre on Bessemer Close instead.

  • Garden waste costs £85 a tonne there with no minimum charge, plus VAT.
  • You weigh in, tip where staff direct you, then weigh out and pay by card.
  • The site does not require you to be based in Cardiff.
  • Traders must hold a waste carrier registration from Natural Resources Wales.
  • Your own business waste falls under the Welsh workplace recycling rules.

The year ahead

  1. March

    Longer evenings at Llantrisant2 5

    • RCT sites return to 6.30pm closing on 30 March 2027.
    • Cardiff garden waste rounds carry on fortnightly, so no restart date is needed.

  2. October

    Shorter RCT tip hours in Pontyclun3 5 11

    • From 26 October 2026 the Llantrisant site closes at 4.30pm instead of 6.30pm.
    • Cardiff's two tips keep their 8.30am to 5.30pm hours all year.

Questions people ask about Cardiff West

Does Cardiff collect garden waste in winter?

Yes. The council collects garden waste every two weeks all year, so leaves raked in December can go out as usual.2

Can I take a trailer of hedge cuttings to a Cardiff tip?

Only at Bessemer Close, with a trailer no bigger than 2 m by 2 m. Book the slot first, and remember that trailer visits count as one a month.10 12

Can sawdust or bark chippings go in a Cardiff garden waste sack?

No. The council lists sawdust, woodchip and bark among the items that must stay out of garden waste.8

Which rules apply in Pontyclun?

Rhondda Cynon Taf's. Registered homes get two free green sacks, and Llantrisant Recycling Centre takes cars without booking.1 4 5

Where can a gardener in Canton or Ely tip customers' green waste?

At the Commercial Recycling Centre on Bessemer Close. Garden waste is weighed and charged at £85 a tonne plus VAT, with no minimum.13

From the Ideas section

Sources

  1. ONS Open Geography: Ward to Westminster constituency to local authority lookup (2024). Checked 19 October 2026.
  2. Cardiff Council: Garden waste collections. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. Cardiff Council: Bessemer Close Recycling Centre. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council: Green waste collections. Checked 19 October 2026.
  5. Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council: Community recycling centres. Checked 19 October 2026.
  6. Met Office: Cardiff, Bute Park climate averages, 1991-2020. Checked 19 October 2026.
  7. ONS: Access to garden spaces, Great Britain (April 2020). Checked 19 October 2026.
  8. Cardiff Council: Garden waste (what goes in, bins and sacks). Checked 20 October 2026.
  9. Cardiff Council: Recycling and waste collections. Checked 20 October 2026.
  10. Cardiff Council: Recycling centres. Checked 20 October 2026.
  11. Cardiff Council: Lamby Way Recycling Centre. Checked 20 October 2026.
  12. Cardiff Council: Vehicle access to recycling centres. Checked 20 October 2026.
  13. Cardiff Council: Commercial Recycling Centre. Checked 20 October 2026.
  14. Natural Resources Wales: register as a waste carrier. Checked 19 October 2026.
  15. Welsh Government: Workplace recycling. Checked 19 October 2026.

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