Garden Drums was established in 2006. We specialize in the removal of garden refuse from residential properties (houses and complexes), with specific focus in areas such as Roodepoort, Krugersdorp, Sandton and Randburg.

We believe, we contribute to the environment by collecting garden refuse that is then turned into compost. 

Garden refuse is supplied to compost manufacturers surrounding Johannesburg. Therefore, the garden refuse must be clean – no paper, plastic or any other non-bio degradable items.

The plastic bags used for garden refuse, is emptied out and collected for disposal at aplastic recycling point.

Garden refuse is NOT dumped at landfill sites.  

How our service benefits you

Convenience – All you need to do is to make sure we can get access to the property or just leave it out on the pavement.

Regular Pickups – We pick up your garden refuse once a week, on the same day, every week. Depending on your address, you will be allocated to a specific route/day.

Fixed monthly Fees – on our service agreement, you indicate your weekly/monthly volumes i.e. 6 Bag Collection per week, and you will be priced accordingly. Should you have additional volumes, additional charges per bag, is applied.

Additional volumes – We also offer the use of 1 cube bulk bag for those cutbacks before the summer season or periodical clean-ups.

Peace of mind – All garden refuse we collect, is deliver at compost manufacturers surrounding Johannesburg. One of the biggest you may recognize, is Culterra.

Our Service Areas

Go to our CONTACT US page and fill out the form and please do not forget to see if we have a PROMOTION running.

Everybody with a garden have to deal with garden maintenance which result in piles of grass cuttings, leaves and branches to be disposed of.

Many people make use of their municipal wheelie bin to dispose of their garden refuse and in many cases use household plastic bags that is placed next to the bin. It is known that up to 75% of refuse in a wheelie bin is garden refuse, taking up space for household garbage.

So, the garden refuse is left to pile up in a corner on your property to be disposed of on a Saturday at a municipal garden refuse site, if you remember or have time. These visits can sometimes be quite an ordeal. Leaving a pile of garden refuse to accumulate result in bigger problems down the line as it will start to decompose and smell, creates a great place for mice and rats to move in and in some cases followed by snakes.

In some suburbs in Johannesburg, people also experience the municipality refusing to pick up garden refuse and then you have to make alternative arrangements such as searching the internet for someone that can pick up your garden refuse or rent a skip. You will know that it can become quite expensive, quickly.

Did you know

The city is not picking up garden refuse in some suburbs in Johannesburg and this practice will probably be rolled out to other suburbs. This is part of a strategy to get people to recycle and make use of garden refuse disposal sites.

The city is also running out of landfill space. Indications are that there are less than 6 years use left of the current landfill sites.

Garden refuse that is disposed of at landfill sites are not necessarily used to make compost. If you take into consideration the volumes generated by household gardens, you can understand that landfill sites are running out of space, but think of how much compost can be produced that goes back in fertilizing gardens and food production!

Garden refuse collection can generate a lot of job opportunities and especially for the unskilled and uneducated. Working as a collector or producing compost, a lot of people can earn a livable income and at the same time keep the city clean and neat.

Yes, in the future, you will have to look at alternative services.