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Gardening in Swansea

In the Swansea area, your garden waste service depends on which of two councils serves your home. The city council collects garden waste free every fortnight in reusable white bags. It stops kerbside garden waste collections in December and January each year. Neath Port Talbot Council collects green garden waste sacks fortnightly with no collection charge. You pay £1.75 for each new, extra or replacement sack. Both councils run recycling centres that take garden waste, and some need a booked slot. If you garden for a living, you cannot use the city council's recycling centres for your work waste.1 2 3 4 5 6 7

At a glance

Councils
Swansea Council (City and County of Swansea) covers Swansea West and the Swansea wards of Neath and Swansea East. Neath Port Talbot Council covers the Neath wards of Neath and Swansea East.2 6 8
Swansea Council wards
Bôn-y-maen, Castle, Clydach, Cwmbwrla, Landore, Llansamlet, Morriston, Mynydd-bach, Penderry, Sketty, St Thomas, Townhill, Uplands and Waterfront.8
Climate
About 1,022 mm of rain a year, with 1 mm or more on about 153 days. The Met Office station at Mumbles Head records about 7 days of air frost a year, but it is an exposed coastal site, so gardens inland are likely to see more.9
Typical garden
A typical house has about 194 m² of private outdoor space in the Swansea Council area and about 191 m² in Neath Port Talbot (medians). About 97% of houses in both council areas have some (ONS, April 2020, council-wide).10
Neath Port Talbot wards
Aberdulais, Blaengwrach and Glynneath West, Bryn-coch North, Bryn-coch South, Cadoxton, Cimla and Pelenna, Coedffranc Central, Coedffranc North, Coedffranc West, Crynant Onllwyn and Seven Sisters, Dyffryn, Glynneath Central and East, Neath East, Neath North, Neath South, Resolven and Tonna.8

Garden waste collection1 5

  • Cost Free (Swansea Council). Neath Port Talbot: free collection, sacks £1.75 each
  • How often Fortnightly in both councils (Swansea Council: your pink week)
  • Season Swansea Council: none in December and January. Neath Port Talbot: no pause stated
  • Container White reusable bags (Swansea Council), green sacks (Neath Port Talbot)

Swansea Council. Put garden waste in the council's reusable white bags. They are collected fortnightly on your pink week. Free bags are available from libraries, housing offices, recycling centres and Y Storfa.

  • Up to 10 bags per collection, each under 15kg.
  • Yes: grass and hedge cuttings, leaves and plant matter, sticks and twigs, flowers and weeds, sawdust, woodchip and hay bedding from plant-eating animals, broken-up real Christmas trees.
  • No: soil or compost, stones or rubble, large branches or logs, timber, food waste, dog and cat faeces, plastic bags, Japanese knotweed and other invasive plants.

Neath Port Talbot Council. Green garden waste sacks are collected fortnightly with your wheelie bin or black bag collection. There is no charge for the collection, but new, extra or replacement sacks cost £1.75 each.

  • Yes: grass cuttings, weeds and leaves, flowers and plants from pots, hedge prunings, bark, twigs and branches under 5cm thick, sawdust and wood chippings, cut-up real Christmas trees.
  • No: soil, compost, rubble, timber or stones, tree stumps or thick branches, animal bedding, Japanese knotweed, Himalayan balsam and ragwort.

Check your area on the Neath Port Talbot garden waste page.

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Recycling centres

Each council's recycling centres are for its own residents, so use the sites run by the council that serves your home.

  • Swansea Council sites are for Swansea residents only. Bring proof of address such as a recent utility bill, council tax bill or driving licence.
  • Neath Port Talbot residents can use Briton Ferry, Cymmer and Lower Cwmtwrch, and must book a slot first. Briton Ferry is listed here as the nearest to Neath.
  • Garngoch and Briton Ferry are just outside this area, but residents here can use them.6 7 11

Llansamlet Household Waste Recycling Centre3 4 12 13

Ferryboat Close, Swansea Enterprise Park, Llansamlet, Swansea, SA6 8QN · Directions

8.30am to 5pm, 7 days a week

Closed from 1pm on Christmas Eve and all day on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day

  • Garden waste accepted
  • Booking required
  • Vans: permit needed
  • Residents only

Book a slot at Llansamlet Household Waste Recycling Centre

Vans, pickups, trailers under 1.8m and sign-written vehicles need a free council permit, shown on arrival. Black bags of non-recyclable waste are also accepted here.

Trade waste not accepted. Gardeners and other businesses need a commercial route. Commercial waste goes to the Baling Plant weighbridge next door (gate fee, minimum £15 plus VAT for up to 40kg). What a gardening business can do

Council page for Llansamlet Household Waste Recycling Centre

Clyne Household Waste Recycling Centre11 13 14 15

Derwen Fawr Road, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8DU · Directions

8.30am to 5pm, 7 days a week

Closed from 1pm on Christmas Eve and all day on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day

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

Vans and trailers with a valid permit can use Clyne and Llansamlet only. Black bags of non-recyclable waste are also accepted here.

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

Council page for Clyne Household Waste Recycling Centre

Garngoch Household Waste Recycling Centre11 13 16

Phoenix Way, Garngoch Industrial Estate, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 9WF · Directions

8.30am to 5pm, 7 days a week

Closed from 1pm on Christmas Eve and all day on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day

  • Garden waste accepted
  • No booking needed
  • Cars only
  • Height limit 2 m
  • Residents only

Vans are not permitted at centres other than Llansamlet and Clyne. There is a 2m height restriction at this site.

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

Council page for Garngoch Household Waste Recycling Centre

Penlan Household Waste Recycling Centre11 13 17

Heol Gwyrosydd, Penlan, Swansea, SA5 7BS · Directions

8.30am to 5pm, 7 days a week

Closed from 1pm on Christmas Eve and all day on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day

  • Garden waste accepted
  • No booking needed
  • Cars only
  • Height limit 2 m
  • Residents only

Vans are not permitted at centres other than Llansamlet and Clyne. There is a 2m height restriction at this site.

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

Council page for Penlan Household Waste Recycling Centre

Tir John Household Waste Recycling Centre11 13 18

Danygraig Road, St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8NS · Directions

8.30am to 5pm, 7 days a week

Closed from 1pm on Christmas Eve and all day on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day

  • Garden waste accepted
  • No booking needed
  • Cars only
  • Height limit 2 m
  • Residents only

Vans are not permitted at centres other than Llansamlet and Clyne. There is a 2m height restriction at this site.

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

Council page for Tir John Household Waste Recycling Centre

Briton Ferry Recycling Centre6 7 13 19

Briton Ferry Industrial Estate, Briton Ferry, SA11 2HZ · Directions

8.30am to 5pm, 7 days a week

Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day

  • Garden waste accepted
  • Booking required
  • Vans: permit needed

Book a slot at Briton Ferry Recycling Centre

Vans, pick-ups and double-axle trailers need a permit, issued automatically when you book. You can have up to 12 a year, April to March. Single-axle trailers do not need one. Tipper or flatbed vans and large 7.5t vans are not allowed.

Council page for Briton Ferry Recycling Centre

If you are a gardening business4 7 12 19 20 21

Swansea's recycling centres cannot take commercial waste, and that includes waste from paid gardening work. The council says anyone who has been paid to carry waste, or who produces it through their work, cannot use any of its recycling centres.

  • Commercial waste can go to the Baling Plant weighbridge next to Llansamlet for a gate fee. The minimum charge is £15 plus VAT for up to 40kg. No booking is needed. Open Monday to Friday 7.30am to 4.30pm and Saturday 7.30am to 11.30am, closed Sunday.
  • If you carry waste from your work, register as a waste carrier with Natural Resources Wales. A lower tier registration has no charge and does not need renewing. A new upper tier registration costs £184 and lasts three years.
  • Swansea Council also offers commercial waste collections and skip hire.

In Neath Port Talbot, businesses with large amounts of garden or tree cutting waste can recycle it at Briton Ferry Recycling Centre. The charge is £62.38 per tonne, paid at the weighbridge by card. The weighbridge is open 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday and 8.30am to 12.30pm at weekends. Businesses must use a registered waste carrier and keep waste transfer documents.

The year ahead

  1. November

    Last garden waste collections1 5

    • Your last Swansea Council garden waste collection of 2026 is in the week of 16 November or 23 November, depending on your pink week.
    • Neath Port Talbot does not list a winter pause for its garden waste collections.

  2. December

    No kerbside garden waste1 2 7

    • No Swansea Council kerbside garden waste collections. Take garden waste to a recycling centre, or store or compost it at home.
    • Swansea Council recycling centres close at 1pm on Christmas Eve and all day on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
    • Neath Port Talbot recycling centres close on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

  3. January

    Still no kerbside garden waste1 2 7

    • No Swansea Council kerbside garden waste collections in January.
    • Recycling centres run by both councils are closed on New Year's Day.

  4. February

    Garden waste collections restart1

    • Swansea Council kerbside garden waste collections restart in the week of 1 February or 8 February 2027, depending on your pink week.

Questions people ask about Swansea

Does Swansea Council collect garden waste?

Yes. Put it in the reusable white garden waste bags and it is collected every fortnight on your pink week. The bags are free from libraries, housing offices, recycling centres and Y Storfa. You can put out up to 10 bags, each under 15kg.1

When does garden waste collection stop for winter in Swansea?

There are no kerbside garden waste collections in December and January. Your last collection of 2026 is in the week of 16 or 23 November, and the first of 2027 is in the week of 1 or 8 February, depending on your pink week.1

Which Swansea recycling centres take garden waste?

All five Swansea Council centres take it: Clyne (Sketty), Garngoch (Gorseinon), Llansamlet, Penlan and Tir John (St Thomas). They open 8.30am to 5pm, seven days a week. They close from 1pm on Christmas Eve and all day on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.2 12 14 16 17 18

Do I need to book a slot at a Swansea recycling centre?

Only at Llansamlet. Booking is free, online or by phone on 01792 635600 (Monday to Friday, office hours). Arrive no more than 5 minutes early or 10 minutes late, and bring your confirmation and proof of address. The other four centres do not need a booking.3

Can I take garden waste to a Swansea Council tip in a van or with a trailer?

Only with a free council permit, and only at Clyne or Llansamlet. Permits cover vans up to 5m long with no rear seats (not flatbeds), single-axle trailers up to 1.8m, and sign-written vehicles. A permit allows 12 visits in 12 months and can take up to 15 working days to arrive. Vans hired for 3 days or less do not need a permit.4

Can my gardener take my garden waste to the tip?

No. Swansea Council's recycling centres cannot accept waste from paid work. A gardener must use a licensed site such as the Baling Plant weighbridge, with a minimum charge of £15 plus VAT. Anyone who carries waste for their work should be registered as a waste carrier. You can check a carrier's registration with Natural Resources Wales.4 12 20

Does Neath Port Talbot Council collect garden waste?

Yes. Green garden waste sacks are collected fortnightly with your wheelie bin or black bag collection, and there is no charge for collection. New, extra or replacement sacks cost £1.75 each. Branches must be under 5cm thick, and soil, timber and animal bedding are not taken.5

Which recycling centre can I use if I live in Neath?

Neath Port Talbot residents can use Briton Ferry, Cymmer and Lower Cwmtwrch, and must book a slot first. Briton Ferry is the nearest to Neath and takes green garden waste. It opens 8.30am to 5pm, seven days a week, except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.6 7

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Sources

  1. Swansea Council: Garden waste collection. Checked 18 October 2026.
  2. Swansea Council: Recycling centres. Checked 18 October 2026.
  3. Swansea Council: Recycling centre booking. Checked 18 October 2026.
  4. Swansea Council: Recycling centre permits. Checked 18 October 2026.
  5. Neath Port Talbot Council: Green garden waste sack. Checked 18 October 2026.
  6. Neath Port Talbot Council: Recycling centres. Checked 18 October 2026.
  7. Neath Port Talbot Council: Briton Ferry Recycling Centre. Checked 18 October 2026.
  8. ONS Open Geography: Ward to Westminster constituency to local authority lookup (2024). Checked 18 October 2026.
  9. Met Office: Mumbles Head climate averages, 1991-2020. Checked 18 October 2026.
  10. ONS: Access to garden spaces, Great Britain (April 2020). Checked 18 October 2026.
  11. Swansea Council: Recycling centre rules. Checked 18 October 2026.
  12. Swansea Council: Llansamlet recycling centre. Checked 18 October 2026.
  13. postcodes.io: postcode coordinates. Checked 18 October 2026.
  14. Swansea Council: Clyne recycling centre. Checked 18 October 2026.
  15. Swansea Council: Vehicles allowed at recycling centres. Checked 18 October 2026.
  16. Swansea Council: Garngoch recycling centre. Checked 18 October 2026.
  17. Swansea Council: Penlan recycling centre. Checked 18 October 2026.
  18. Swansea Council: Tir John recycling centre. Checked 18 October 2026.
  19. Neath Port Talbot Council: Commercial waste. Checked 18 October 2026.
  20. Natural Resources Wales: register as a waste carrier. Checked 18 October 2026.
  21. Swansea Council: Commercial waste and recycling. Checked 18 October 2026.

Local information last checked 18 October 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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