Trimming hedges but how to dispose them

bretts

Hi

I have been cutting the hedges in my garden but some of them have quite big and thick stems, the council has limitation on how big stems can go in the garden waste bags, what is the best way to dispose them off, any suggestions please.

Taking them to a nearby recycling unit is not going to be easy as they might not fit in the car as I have a very small one and more over it will ruin the car, and the recycling unit near my house is quite bad as they check each and everything you want to throw and dont let you throw a lot in one time either.

Thanks

Paully232000

Do you not have a green waste bin you can put them in. We cut down a fairly large tree in our garden a few weeks ago and cut up the larger branches and put them into the bin over several collections (so as to still leave room for grass cuttings and regular garden maintenance).

andrew-b

Cut up small, bag up (double bag if necessary) and take to council refuse tip which is what we usually do. Even a small car you'll get a fair bit in.

We removed a big 10ft tall shrub recently...a kind neighbour loaded the whole lot in his trailer on back of his car and took it to the tip for us. Other neighbours took what they could in their garden waste bins and even helped cut it down.

Ebe_Scrooge

Let them dry out for a while then burn them ?

whiskywhisky

Could advertise on freecycle for any takers...could be handy for gardeners and composting.

Personally I would dry and then cut up and dispose or burn.

StuC75

Garden shredder - will cut into much smaller and lightweight pieces - which can then go in the garden bin, or bag it into the thicker ones to dispose of in the garden waste section of the tip (never had any issues assuming you just empty the bags into it (i.e. don't put the plastic bag into the skip)..

bretts

Hi
Thanks a lot for your suggestion, since the amount of wood I am talking about is quite a lot I will just try and mix and match everything go to recycling centre, burn some, throw some in the garden waste and shred some although I must admit I am tempted with the shredding option but if i rent a shredder and end up ruining it, it might just cost me more.