Bin collections

Residents who are due to have brown bins emptied on Friday 22 November should leave these out for collection as normal. If we are unable to empty your brown bin, we will attempt to return next week. For more information, visit our Missed bins page.

Japanese knotweed identifiers: 

  • green shovel shaped leaves
  • stem is bamboo like in appearance
  • produces white flowers around September or October
  • grows rapidly. 

For more help identifying it, download the NNSS Japenese Knotweed leaflet.

The potential for damage is so great it is understood that mortgage companies will not give a mortgage on a property where Japanese knotweed is present.

There is a lot of information available about controlling the weed.

Guidance on how to control and dispose of Japanese knotweed is available from GOV.UK: Prevent Japanese knotweed from spreading.

The Royal Horticultural Society website also has good information.