Canterbury, Canterbury
Garden waste for Canterbury homes and landlords
Garden waste across Canterbury and every CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4 street, including Wincheap, Hales Place, St Dunstans. Fixed prices from £70, licensed disposal and a waste transfer note on every collection.
- Covering CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4
- £70, confirmed before we load
- Same-day slots before 11am
- Environment Agency registered
- £5m insured
- 92% diverted from landfill
- 4.9★ from 1,483 reviews
Quick answer
Garden waste removal in Canterbury — price, timings and what's included?
Garden waste removal in Canterbury starts at £70, with the final fixed price set by volume and access. Canterbury sits in Canterbury, so household waste goes via Canterbury Household Waste Recycling Centre, Vauxhall Road. We cover CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4 with same-day slots booked before 11am.
- Price from
- £70
- Postcodes
- CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4
- Council
- Canterbury City Council
- Nearest HWRC
- Canterbury Household Waste Recycling Centre, Vauxhall Road
Reviewed by Daniel Hartley, Operations Director & licensed waste carrier · Last updated 2 August 2026
What makes garden waste in Canterbury different
A UNESCO World Heritage city with three universities, a walled centre closed to most vehicles and one of Kent's highest concentrations of student houses in multiple occupation.
Victorian terraces converted to student HMOs around Wincheap and St Dunstans, plus medieval and listed buildings within the city walls. That housing mix shapes how we run garden waste here: Student changeover in late June and September produces a huge spike in furniture and mattress disposal across CT1 and CT2, and city centre vehicle restrictions rule out skips entirely.
Our crews reach Canterbury via A2, A28 Sturry Road, A257, A290 Whitstable Road and work regularly across Wincheap, Hales Place, St Dunstans, Thanington, Sturry, Blean. Garden waste removal is the collection of green waste and landscaping arisings — grass, hedge trimmings, branches, turf, soil, fencing and decking — from a domestic or commercial garden, including the labour to carry it out.
Canterbury sits in the Canterbury City Council area, so tip runs go to Canterbury Household Waste Recycling Centre, Vauxhall Road and the council alternative is Canterbury City Council runs a booked bulky waste collection priced per item, excluding trade waste. We cover the town from our Rochester depot with no travel surcharge on CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4 jobs.
Where we collect in Canterbury
- Wincheap
- Hales Place
- St Dunstans
- Thanington
- Sturry
- Blean
Loading, parking and access in Canterbury
- Loading and permit-bay experience around Whitefriars Shopping Centre
- Loading and permit-bay experience around Wincheap Retail Park
- Restricted-access streets near Canterbury West
- Restricted-access streets near Canterbury East
- Landmark reference points: Canterbury Cathedral, Westgate Towers, St Augustine's Abbey
Canterbury waste facts
- Population around roughly 55,000, in Canterbury
- Postcodes covered: CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4
- Council collections run by Canterbury City Council
- Council bulky waste option: Canterbury City Council runs a booked bulky waste collection priced per item, excluding trade waste.
- Nearest recycling centre: Canterbury Household Waste Recycling Centre, Vauxhall Road
What garden waste costs in Canterbury
Prices are confirmed in writing before we load in Canterbury. Send photos and we size the load without a site visit.
| Load / item | What it covers | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Small garden tidy | A few bags of cuttings and prunings | from £70 |
| Quarter load | Hedge reduction or a lawn's worth of clippings | £140 |
| Half load | Lifted turf, a dismantled shed or fence run | £210 |
| Soil and hardcore | Heavy loads priced by weight from | from £150 per tonne |
What we can and cannot collect in Canterbury
What we take
- Grass cuttings, leaves and weeds
- Hedge trimmings, branches and small tree sections
- Turf, topsoil, subsoil and spoil
- Old fence panels, posts and decking boards
- Broken paving slabs, patio hardcore and rockery stone
- Sheds and greenhouses, dismantled by us if needed
What we cannot take
- Japanese knotweed or other invasive species — this requires a specialist licensed contractor
- Treated railway sleepers containing creosote
- Bagged garden chemicals, pesticides and herbicides
Garden waste removal in Canterbury — FAQs
Get a fixed price for garden waste removal in Canterbury
Send a photo or a quick description and we'll confirm an all-in price — labour, transport and disposal included. Book before 11am for same-day collection across Kent.
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A few details and a photo is all we need. Prices are all-in — labour, transport and licensed disposal — and confirmed before we load. Same-day collection across Kent when you book before 11am.
- Fixed price, no hidden extras
- Upper tier registered carrier
- Waste transfer note by email