Bin collection days | Household waste and recycling

Your 3 coloured household wheeled bins are for different kinds of waste. Your blue and green/grey bins are collected weekly.

Bin	Collection
Blue bin	Collected once a week on your usual day Recyclable waste only – no food or garden waste.
Green/grey bin	Collected once a week on your usual day Non-recyclable – no garden waste.
Brown bin	Collected every 2 weeks on your usual day Garden and food waste only – no bags of any kind.

Brown bin collections every 2 weeks

For brown bin collections, your street will either be a 'Week 1' street or a 'Week 2' street. Check the collection day for your street and whether it's 'Week 1' or 'Week 2', using the street names links below.

Street names: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y

The table below shows the weeks when your brown bin will be collected, depending on whether you're in a 'Week 1' or 'Week 2' street.

Brown bins – Week 1 and Week 2 dates

Week 1 – Monday to Friday	Week 2 – Monday to Friday
8 August to 12 August	15 August to 19 August
22 August to 26 August	29 August to 2 September
5 September to 9 September	12 September to 16 September

Things to remember

It's important you remember:

to leave your bins out by 5am on the day of collection
to leave your bins at the front edge of your property, or at your agreed collection point
to use the right bin for the different types of waste and recycling
contaminated bins will not be emptied – check what goes in your bins
collections may not be at the same time every week
only waste in bins with the lid shut will be collected
no side waste will be collected unless we have given notice – for example, sometimes when there are changes for public holidays