Bins & recycling news
Collections, strikes, charges and the rules that change what goes in your bins — across the UK, updated daily.
South Kesteven changes bin collection days for first time in 12 years
Every household in South Kesteven has a new collection day or time after the council overhauled its rounds for the first time since 2013.
NationalSimpler Recycling rules could mean four bins for every household in England from 2025
The government's 'Simpler Recycling in England' plan would standardise bin collections across England, replacing the current patchwork of local systems.
Service alertCambridgeshire bin collection dates change over New Year bank holiday
Residents across Cambridgeshire face altered bin collection days over New Year, with some brought forward and others delayed by up to three days.
CouncilDorset Council to change bin collection days for 19,000 homes from late September
Around 19,000 households in south-west Dorset will see their bin collection days change after 21 September, Dorset Council has announced.
CouncilCoventry residents must pay £40 a year for garden waste collections from June
A permit sticker will be required on brown-lid bins from 3 June or Coventry City Council will not collect garden waste.
CouncilIpswich Borough Council to charge £50 a year for garden waste collections from April
Ipswich residents who currently get free brown bin collections will have to pay £50 a year from April, the council has confirmed.
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