Your purple lidded bin will be collected every six weeks as per your bin collection calendar. Bins should be placed out the night before collection day, however in some town centre areas bins may require to be placed out on the day of collection.
Find out when your bins will get uplifted.
Check your bin collection day
Collections will take place between 5.45am – 2.00pm (Mon-Thur), 5.45am – 1.30pm (Fri). If your bin was not collected please report a missed bin collection.
You can now be fined up to £1,000 for deliberately contaminating your recycling containers.
Please note that only one purple lidded bin per household will be emptied.
Request a bin
If you are unsure whether a certain item can be recycled, please contact the recycling helpline on 0300 123 0900.
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