Green waste removal London
Grass cuttings, hedge trimmings, branches, soil and turf cleared from London gardens with no rear access as readily as those with a side gate. Green waste is priced by the cubic yard and soil or rubble by weight, cut down to fit the van where it is too long to load whole, and taken to a licensed green waste or inert site with a transfer note the same day.
London pricing
| Job | London from | Typical time | Why the London price differs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grass cuttings and light green waste, per cubic yard | £55 | By volume | Bulky but light, so it is priced on the space it takes in the van rather than its weight. |
| Hedge cuttings and branches, per cubic yard | £65 | By volume | Woody material has to be cut down to loadable lengths first, which is labour a bag of grass cuttings does not need. |
| Quarter-load mixed garden waste | £120 | 45–60 min | A typical small London garden clearance, priced on volume plus the green waste site's gate fee. |
| Half-load garden waste | £210 | 1–2 hrs | Covers a full rear-garden clear with no side access, where everything comes out through the house. |
| Full Luton load of garden waste | £360 | 2–3 hrs | Typical after several years of growth are tackled in one visit instead of many fortnightly bin cycles. |
| Soil, turf and rubble, per cubic yard | £85 | By volume | Weighed in rather than measured by eye, since a yard of wet turf can weigh several times a yard of hedge cuttings. |
Grass cuttings and light green waste, per cubic yard
£55 · By volume
Bulky but light, so it is priced on the space it takes in the van rather than its weight.
Hedge cuttings and branches, per cubic yard
£65 · By volume
Woody material has to be cut down to loadable lengths first, which is labour a bag of grass cuttings does not need.
Quarter-load mixed garden waste
£120 · 45–60 min
A typical small London garden clearance, priced on volume plus the green waste site's gate fee.
Half-load garden waste
£210 · 1–2 hrs
Covers a full rear-garden clear with no side access, where everything comes out through the house.
Full Luton load of garden waste
£360 · 2–3 hrs
Typical after several years of growth are tackled in one visit instead of many fortnightly bin cycles.
Soil, turf and rubble, per cubic yard
£85 · By volume
Weighed in rather than measured by eye, since a yard of wet turf can weigh several times a yard of hedge cuttings.
Domestic prices are the total you pay. Commercial and landlord invoices are quoted plus VAT at 20%. ULEZ, the Congestion Charge where it applies, permits and bay suspensions are itemised in the written quote, never added afterwards.
Working in London
Terraced streets across Lewisham, Haringey and Ealing back onto neighbouring gardens with no side return wide enough for a wheelbarrow, so cut material has to come out through the house rather than over a back fence. That single detail changes a job from a barrow-run to a room-by-room carry.
We ask about access when you book, and where there is a genuine side gate we use it — the quote reflects whichever route the garden actually has.
Most London boroughs run a paid fortnightly garden waste subscription sized for ongoing lawn and hedge maintenance, not for a garden that has not been touched in several years or a pile left after a landscaper's visit. The bin's own volume limit is usually reached within the first barrow load.
We take the whole clearance in one visit rather than spreading it across a subscription cycle that was never designed for it.
Japanese knotweed appears on infested land across several London boroughs and, once identified, has to be consigned to a licensed disposal facility rather than composted or sent with ordinary green waste — mixing the two risks the whole load being rejected at the gate.
We check before loading and keep any suspected invasive material separate, telling you plainly if it needs a specialist route rather than quietly bagging it with the hedge trimmings.
Demand for a one-off garden clearance across London rises sharply after the first warm weekend in spring and again when hedges are cut back before autumn, and slots tighten fastest at those two points in the year.
We run weekend collections through both peaks so a first fixed price does not turn into a two-week wait.
How it works
Send photographs or a short video with your London postcode. It takes a couple of minutes and there is nothing to pay to ask.
We come back with one figure for green waste removal in london — ULEZ, the Congestion Charge and disposal or materials already inside it, with any council permit shown at cost.
Pick a morning or afternoon window, including evenings and weekends. You get a named team, a text before arrival and paperwork on completion.
Related
Overgrown beds, hedges and structures cleared in one visit.
From £120
Mixed household and bulky waste taken by the load.
From £45
Rubble, timber and plasterboard from landscaping or building work.
From £150
Sheds emptied, dismantled and taken away with the garden waste.
From £120
Old outdoor furniture and garden storage collected per item.
From £45
Every clearance we offer, with national rates and coverage.
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Coverage
Each links straight to the local page with its own access notes, parking and prices.
London questions
Grass cuttings and light green waste start at £55 per cubic yard and hedge cuttings at £65, reflecting the extra work of cutting branches down to load size. A quarter-load is from £120, a half-load from £210 and a full Luton load from £360. Soil, turf and rubble are weighed separately from £85 per yard.
Yes. Where there is no side return, the crew carries material out through the house rather than over a back fence — tell us this when you book so the visit is timed for a carry rather than a straight barrow run.
Yes, but they are priced separately because they are weighed rather than measured by volume — a yard of wet soil or turf can weigh several times the same yard of hedge cuttings.
Yes. Branches and hedge cuttings too long to fit the van are cut down to size on site rather than left for you to section beforehand.
We identify it if we see it, but it cannot go with standard green waste. It needs consigning to a licensed disposal facility under its own controlled route, and we will tell you before loading rather than mixing it into the load.
For ongoing lawn and hedge maintenance, usually yes. For a one-off clearance of years of growth, or a landscaper's pile, the bin's volume limit is reached almost immediately — we take the whole amount in a single visit instead.
Same-week across every borough as standard, with weekend slots running through the spring and early-autumn peaks when demand for a one-off garden clearance is highest.
Soft green waste goes to a licensed green waste or composting site, and soil, turf and rubble go to inert recycling. A waste transfer note naming the site and the weight is emailed the same day.
Free quote · 1-hour reply
Tell us roughly how many cubic yards, whether it's soft green waste or soil and turf, and whether there's rear access — we'll come back with a fixed price.
No deposit is taken until the price and slot are confirmed in writing.
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