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Green waste removal in Southwark

Green waste removal across Southwark, from SE1, SE15 and SE16 outwards. South-bank riverfront and Borough Market at the top, Peckham and Dulwich villages at the bottom, and that is what shapes every quote we write here.

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  • 8 outward codes covered, 14 named areas
  • Congestion Charge and ULEZ itemised, never hidden
  • Same-week across every borough, with weekend availability through spring and summer when demand for a one-off garden clearance is highest.
  • Registered waste carrier working to duty-of-care rules for green and inert waste.
Green waste removal in Southwark, Southwark
Green waste removal in Southwark — photographed on a Hello Services job.
Green waste removal in Southwark, Southwark
Hello Services crews work across Southwark every week.
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Fixed prices

Green waste removal prices in Southwark

Fixed prices for Southwark, agreed before the crew is booked. Volume for soft green waste, weight for soil and rubble, and access. A rear garden with no side return means every barrow load comes out through the house, which is the single biggest driver of price in inner London terraces. Where the Congestion Charge, ULEZ and permit-only frontages apply in Southwark, they are itemised rather than rolled into an hourly rate.
Green waste removal price guide for Southwark
JobFromTypical timeWhat sets the price
Grass cuttings and light green waste, per cubic yard£55By volumeLight and bulky rather than heavy, so it is priced on the space it takes in the van, not its weight.
Hedge cuttings and branches, per cubic yard£65By volumeWoody material needs to be cut down to fit before loading, which adds labour over a straight bag-and-carry.
Quarter-load mixed garden waste£12045–60 minA typical small London garden clearance, priced on volume plus the green waste site's gate fee.
Half-load garden waste£2101–2 hrsCovers a full rear garden clear where there is no side access and everything has to come out through the house.
Full Luton load of garden waste£3602–3 hrsFull van, two crew and the site fee, typical after years of growth are tackled in one visit rather than several bin cycles.
Soil, turf and rubble, per cubic yard£85By volumeThese are weighed rather than measured by volume — a yard of wet turf or soil can weigh several times the same yard of hedge cuttings.

Domestic prices are the total you pay; landlord, agent and landscaper invoices are plus VAT at 20%. Cutting material down to load size, carrying through the house where there is no rear access and the green waste site fee are included. Where a bay suspension, permit, ULEZ or the Congestion Charge applies it is itemised in the written quote.

Working in Southwark

Why Southwark is not a generic London job

The Shard and Tate Modern is the landmark; the working detail below is what actually changes the price and the method in Southwark.

The housing stock

What our crews walk into in Southwark is riverside warehouse conversions, huge estates like the aylesbury, victorian terraces and dulwich's detached villas, and the mix changes street by street — Bermondsey (SE16), Camberwell (SE5) and Canada Water (SE16) each behave differently on the day.

Access, parking and permits

London Borough of Southwark sets the constraint: riverside loading restrictions, red routes on the new kent road and cpzs from se1 to peckham. Locally that means railway-arch loading limits, tight factory-yard entrances and permit bays and hospital-area restrictions, narrow georgian streets and steep front steps. Part of Southwark sits inside the Congestion Charge zone, so the charge is quoted as its own line rather than hidden in the labour rate.

London Borough of Southwark rules

Southwark treats Japanese knotweed and other invasive plant material as controlled waste under a separate consignment route, not the household green bin that London Borough of Southwark collects — mixing the two is how a garden clearance ends up rejected at the gate. We ask before loading and route any invasive material correctly rather than bulking it with hedge cuttings.

How the borough got this way

London's medieval overspill of inns and theatres, then wharves and warehouses; the riverside was rebuilt for offices and flats from the 1990s. That history is why Southwark property behaves the way it does today.

Scope

What's included in Southwark

The same scope everywhere in the borough, whether the job is in Bermondsey or Walworth.

Included in the price

  • Two crew who carry from the garden, not just the pile you have already bagged at the gate
  • Branches and hedge cuttings cut down to fit the van where they are too long to load whole
  • Loose grass, leaves and prunings bagged so they do not spill through a hallway or a shared side return
  • Soil, turf and rubble weighed and taken separately from green waste where the volume needs it

Not included

  • Japanese knotweed and other invasive plant material, which needs a licensed consignment route rather than standard green waste disposal
  • Tree felling and stump grinding above hedge height, which needs a qualified arborist rather than a clearance crew
  • Chemical-treated timber, decking oil tins and weedkiller containers, which are hazardous waste and need a specialist carrier

Method

How a Southwark booking runs

Five steps, the same on every Southwark job, so you know what happens before you commit.
  1. Step 1

    Tell us the volume and the access

  2. Step 2

    Fixed written quote

  3. Step 3

    Cut to size and bag

Read the full method, step by step on the London green waste removal hub.

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Local questions

Green waste removal in Southwark — your questions

  • How much does a green waste collection cost in Southwark?

    Grass cuttings and light green waste, per cubic yard starts at £55 in Southwark, and the ladder runs up to £85 for the largest job on the table above. Volume for soft green waste, weight for soil and rubble, and access. A rear garden with no side return means every barrow load comes out through the house, which is the single biggest driver of price in inner London terraces. Part of the borough is inside the Congestion Charge zone, so a £15 daily charge is added as its own line when the job falls inside the charging hours.

  • Which Southwark postcodes do you cover?

    We cover the whole borough: SE1, SE15, SE16, SE17, SE21, SE22, SE24 and SE5. On the ground that includes Bermondsey, Camberwell, Canada Water, Dulwich Village, East Dulwich and Elephant and Castle.

  • How quickly can you get to Southwark?

    Same-week across every borough, with weekend availability through spring and summer when demand for a one-off garden clearance is highest. Central London is covered by crews already working in the borough, so travel time is not billed on top.

  • What about parking and permits in Southwark?

    Riverside loading restrictions, red routes on the New Kent Road and CPZs from SE1 to Peckham. Where a permit or a bay suspension is needed we arrange it with London Borough of Southwark and show the cost in the quote before you agree it. Nothing is added afterwards.

  • Do you work in Southwark flats and blocks with no lift?

    Yes. Riverside warehouse conversions, huge estates like the Aylesbury, Victorian terraces and Dulwich's detached villas is exactly the stock we work in daily. Where there is no lift, the crew size is set by the floor level at quote stage, so a third-floor walk-up is priced as a third-floor walk-up rather than re-quoted on the doorstep.

  • Are you insured and licensed for work in Southwark?

    Registered waste carrier working to duty-of-care rules for green and inert waste. Soft green waste is taken to a composting or green waste treatment site, soil and turf to inert recycling, and any invasive plant material identified on site is routed to a licensed consignment facility rather than mixed with standard garden waste. Certificates go out with the booking confirmation, which is what London Borough of Southwark tenancies and most local managing agents ask for.

  • Who turns up, and with what?

    Two crew and a Luton on most garden clearances; three crew and a tipper where the load is mainly soil, turf or rubble and weight rather than volume decides the run. Vehicles are ULEZ-compliant, which matters in every Southwark postcode, and the crew carries everything needed to complete the job in one visit.

  • What is not included?

    Japanese knotweed and other invasive plant material, which needs a licensed consignment route rather than standard green waste disposal, Tree felling and stump grinding above hedge height, which needs a qualified arborist rather than a clearance crew and Chemical-treated timber, decking oil tins and weedkiller containers, which are hazardous waste and need a specialist carrier. If something on that list turns up in Southwark, we tell you at survey and point you at the right trade rather than taking the booking anyway.

Recent jobs near you

Real jobs our crews have completed nearby, with the price the customer actually paid. Published with their permission.

  • Oven Cleaning

    Southwark

    August 2026

    One oven cleaning job completed in Southwark in August 2026.

  • End OF Tenancy Cleaning

    Southwark

    August 2026

    3 end of tenancy cleaning jobs completed in Southwark in August 2026.

  • Deep Cleaning

    Southwark

    August 2026

    One deep cleaning job completed in Southwark in August 2026.

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