Where to put garden waste: branches, leaves, grass
Burning is almost nowhere allowed, and the household bin is forbidden. Legal ways to dispose of garden waste in Estonia.
After pruning or autumn clean-up you are left with a pile of branches and bags of leaves. Burning in a barrel is long banned in most Estonian municipalities, and garden waste must not go in the household bin.
Can you burn?
In towns and settlements, including Tallinn, burning garden waste is fully banned: a fire can earn a fine, and a neighbour’s complaint brings an inspection. Rules are softer in the countryside, but fire-risk period restrictions still apply. Short answer: do not burn.
Compost: if you have the space
Leaves, grass and soft green waste make excellent compost — in two years the best fertiliser for your own beds. The problem is branches: they take years to break down, so they need chipping. Chipper mulch is ready mulch for tree circles.
Waste station
Residents can take garden waste to their municipality’s waste station: free within a limit in some places, a small fee in others. Downside — you haul it yourself, and a car trailer holds less than you think.
Turnkey haulage
The simplest option: we arrive, load branches, leaves and old plants, sweep the loading area and deliver everything for recycling. For large volumes — after tree felling or plot clearing — we place a container.
In autumn a “leaves turnkey” package is available: raking, loading and haulage in one visit.