Vale of Glamorgan Council: Seasonal waste and recycling updates
Pumpkin recycling
Once the spooky fun is over, don’t let your pumpkins go to waste!
Pumpkins make a mighty meal - try pumpkin curry, risotto, or even brownies. Everything but the stalk is edible!
Love Food Hate Waste have you covered for delicious pumpkin recipes!
Alternatively, chop your pumpkin into pieces and pop it in your food waste caddy (this helps make space for all those monster pumpkins!). If it’s a smaller one, you can leave it on top.
All food waste we collect, including pumpkins, goes to Welsh Water’s treatment plant in Cardiff, where it’s turned into biofertiliser and electricity to help power local homes and communities.
Composter? Once you’ve scooped out the seeds, pumpkins are a great addition to your compost heap.
Leaf and windfall fruit collection service
If you have a paid garden waste subscription, you can put leaves and windfall fruit from your road in your garden waste bag.
If not, you can book a free collection for leaves and fruit that have fallen on public land:
Book a leaf and windfall fruit collection
The service runs until 30 November 2026.
Planning a larger street sweep? Email wwgeneralenquiries@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk to discuss collection arrangements.
Fallen leaves and fruit can also make great compost!
Hygiene Waste Collection Trial in Barry
Live in Barry? Sign up for a FREE weekly hygiene waste collection trial!
We are trialling a new free weekly kerbside collection in Barry to find the best way to collect and recycle absorbent hygiene products such as nappies, wipes, incontinence pads and more.
Please note: This is an additional free weekly collection service in the trial area only. Residents can continue using black bags and hygiene caddies to dispose of their hygiene waste every three weeks if they prefer.
Find out more and sign up to the trial
Winter garden waste collections
If you are a garden waste subscriber, your final fortnightly garden waste collection will take place on the week commencing 16 or 23 November 2026.
You will be able to book winter garden waste collections as you need them between 30 November 2026 and 26 February 2027 through the winter book and collect service.
You can check your next collection date on our website.