Collections and calendar

Collection day changes from April 2025

From 7 April 2025 there will be a new weekly food waste collection, along with a paid-for garden waste collection which requires a sticker to be displayed on your green bin.

To optimise our rounds and make them more efficient there have been changes to bin collection days so please check here to find out when to present your bins for collection from 7 April:

Bins are collected over a two week period, on the same day each week. We operate different collections across the borough each week so please ensure you refer to the correct collection calendar for your property.

Please ensure bins are on your property boundary by 6am on the day of your collection.

• Week 1 - black and silver bin
• Week 2 - brown, green and silver bin

Download the current collection calendar (Jan-6 Apr 2025)

Bank holiday collections

All collections in a week following a public holiday will take place a day later. For example, a Monday collection will take place on Tuesday and a Friday collection will take place on Saturday, unless you are notified otherwise.

Assisted collections

If you find it difficult to put your bin out on your boundary for collection due to age or medical reasons and don't have anyone else in your household to do it for you, we can help.

What bins should I have?

Every household should have a:

• black bin for non-recyclable waste
• brown bin for mixed recycling
• silver bin for food waste
• green bin (if subscribed) for garden waste

If you live in a flat or share bins the collections may differ, please visit Bin Collections for Flats for further information.

Download our guide for full details of our kerbside waste and recycling service.