Garden waste subscriptions open for 2026/27

The cost of the yearly subscription remains the same as last year - £45 when applying online and £50 when applying by phone. All additional bins are £45 when purchased at the same time.

Residents are urged to subscribe before 15 May in order for them to receive their permit in time for when the 2026/27 service goes live on 1 June.

Cllr Stephen Adshead, Trafford Council’s Executive Member for Highways, Environmental and Traded Services, said:

"Whether renewing or signing up for the first time, I encourage residents who want to subscribe to do so before the 15 May deadline so they don’t miss any weekly collections.

“Residents who sign up online through the Council’s customer portal can quickly manage their garden waste subscription and access other services, including reporting missed bins or requesting free compostable bags for food waste.

"I also want to reassure residents that we will continue to empty food waste on a weekly basis and we will not introduce charges for any other domestic waste collections.”

The Council has set the online price cheaper to encourage more people to apply online.

Cllr Adshead added:

“We want to keep the subscription charge as low as possibly by keeping our administration costs as low as possible. Paying a yearly subscription charge online means we can do that.”

Any residents who might struggle to pay their subscription charge online can pop into their local library. All library assistants are able to help people with the application, with computers available at Trafford libraries to go online.

Residents can also share informal arrangements with neighbours. They must make sure the bin they share has the permit sticker clearly visible and is registered to the correct address.

Residents can subscribe on the Council's garden waste webpage.