What bin is it this week?
Free UK bin day lookup. Enter your postcode, pick your address, and Bin Day shows the next collection for every bin your council empties, with the colour and the date.
Councils with live lookup
352/ 361
UK postcode districts
2,943
Population covered
98.6%
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How Bin Day works
Three steps from postcode to your next bin day. The postcode pins down your council and the address picker handles streets where collection days vary.
1. Enter your postcode
Bin Day finds your council from the postcode using the official ONS local authority mapping. Every UK postcode resolves to one council.
2. Pick your address
Some streets share a postcode but get different collection days. The address picker narrows it down to the round that covers your road.
3. See your next bin days
Every bin your council collects shows up with the colour and the next date. Collections are sorted with the closest one first, so today's or tomorrow's bin is always at the top.
UK bin collection coverage
Bin Day runs a live postcode lookup for 352 of 361 UK councils, around 98.6% of households. The remaining councils each have a page on Bin Day that links straight to their own bin checker.
Green areas have a live lookup on Bin Day. Orange areas have a recent issue with the lookup. Red areas link to the council's own checker. Open the full coverage map.
Bin day guides
Practical guides on the questions that come up beyond the lookup. Each one covers the rules across the UK plus a council-by-council list.
- Simpler Recycling in EnglandWhat changed on 31 March 2026 and which councils are ready
- Reporting a missed binWhen the crew did not empty it, and the reporting deadlines
- Bulky waste collectionsSofas, mattresses, white goods, typical costs, free alternatives
- Garden waste collectionAnnual subscription costs, what goes in, the season
- Food waste and the kitchen caddyWhat goes in, liner options, keeping it smell-free
- Household recyclingWhat goes in, what gets refused, why contamination matters
- UK bin colours explainedWhat the green, black, blue and brown bins mean where you live
- Bank holiday bin changesHow collection days shift around UK public holidays
- Christmas bin collectionsRevised dates, Christmas tree disposal, garden waste pauses
Bin colours by type: green bin, black bin, blue bin, brown bin.
Popular UK councils
The most-searched UK councils on Bin Day. Each page has the same postcode lookup and the bin days for every address in that council.
- Birmingham bin collection
- Leeds bin collection
- Glasgow City bin collection
- North Yorkshire bin collection
- Manchester bin collection
- Somerset bin collection
- Cornwall bin collection
- Buckinghamshire bin collection
- Bradford bin collection
- County Durham bin collection
- City of Edinburgh bin collection
- Wiltshire bin collection
Bin collection days by place
8,545 UK towns and villages on Bin Day. Each one has the same postcode lookup with a short note on which council collects bins there.
Popular place pages
- Oldbury bin collection (Birmingham)
- Allerton Bywater bin collection (Leeds)
- Bargeddie bin collection (Glasgow City)
- Aberford bin collection (North Yorkshire)
- Altrincham bin collection (Manchester)
- Ash bin collection (Somerset)
- Ashton bin collection (Cornwall)
- Akeley bin collection (Buckinghamshire)
- Baildon bin collection (Bradford)
- Annfield Plain bin collection (County Durham)
- East Calder bin collection (City of Edinburgh)
- Aldbourne bin collection (Wiltshire)
Built on live council data
Bin Day finds your council from the postcode using the official ONS local authority mapping. The collection dates come from the council's own bin lookup at the moment you search, so the date on screen is the same date the council is publishing for that address.
Lookups are health-checked four times a day across every supported council. If a council's system goes down or starts returning bad data, the council page shows a short issue notice and links straight to the council's own checker so you can still find your bin day.
Common bin day questions
- What bin is it this week?
- Bin collections in the UK rotate by week in most areas, so the answer depends on your address. Enter your postcode on this page and pick your address to see which bin is due next, with the council's colour and the date.
- When is my bin day?
- Bin days are set street-by-street. Even neighbouring roads in the same postcode can get collected on different days. Enter your postcode and pick your address to see the next collection date for every bin your council collects.
- What bin goes out today or tomorrow?
- Search your postcode and address on this page. Bin Day sorts your collections with the closest one first, so the bin going out today or tomorrow lands at the top of the list.
- How does Bin Day know my collection dates?
- Bin Day finds your council from your postcode using the official ONS local authority mapping, then looks your address up on the council's own bin collection system. Every date you see came from the council that empties your bins.
- Is Bin Day free to use?
- Yes. No sign-up, no app, no payment. Type a postcode and pick your address to see your next bin days.
- What if my council is not on the live lookup yet?
- Every UK council has a page on Bin Day. If the live lookup is not available for your council, the council page links straight to the council's own bin checker so you can still find your day.
- Do bin days change on bank holidays and at Christmas?
- Most councils slide collections by a day or two when a public holiday falls on a normal collection day. Your council publishes the changed dates each year. The closest collection in your address result reflects whatever schedule the council is running right now.