Bins and Collections

We use black bins for general rubbish and food waste and green bins for recycling.

One week we collect your black bin and one week we collect your green bin. You can check your bin collection day to find out what bin to put out and when.

Check your bin collection day

To help our bin collection crews please make sure:

• Your bin is at the boundary of your home nearest the public highway (road or path).
• You put your bin out by 7am on the day of your collection.
• The lid is closed. We may not collect your bin if the lid isn’t fully closed.
• All waste is in the bin. We do not collect waste left at the side of bins. If you have too much recycling you can put it in a clear sack next to the bin or you can ask for an extra green recycling bin. Just select add/remove/replace bin or sack.
• We do not accept hot ash or ash from BBQs. If you are placing cooled ash in your bins, please ensure it is bagged up before placing it inside the bin.

We will only empty bins we have provided and have our name and logo on them.

The bin remains the property of Wychavon District Council. If your bin is lost/damaged and you require a new one, you will be charged for the replacement. 

• Find out what happens to your waste 
• Find out what happens to your recycling

If you have put your bin out correctly and it still hasn’t been emptied then please tell us by using our missed bin online reporting form.

Report a missed bin collection

If your bin has been missed and you report it, please leave your bin out for collection and we will return the same working day or the next working day so bins must be out by 7am on the return collection day. If there is a reason your bin has not been emptied, a member of the team will contact you to discuss. 

If bin collections are not taking place as normally,  because of snow, ice, flooding or for other reasons, we will put information on this page. You can also sign up to our waste and recycling e-newsletter to get information sent directly to your inbox as well as advice on waste reduction and recycling.

If you have forgotten what bin to put out when or would like to know when your usual collection day is, then use our online calendar. You can also download a waste and recycling collection calendar for the whole year.

Use the bin collection day finder

You can request a new bin here

Select add/remove/replace bin or sack.

Please note, you may be charged for a bin that has been lost, stolen or damaged. This will be discussed with you when you request a replacement.

Our green recycling bins can take up to 240 litres of recyclable items. If you create a lot of recycling then you can ask for an extra green bin.

Use our online form to ask for an extra recycling bin and select add/remove/replace bin or sack.

Our standard black wheeled bin size is 180 litres, which will hold about three to four black sacks of waste. If your household is recycling fully and minimising waste then this should be enough.

We can also offer smaller bins if you do not create a lot of waste or have access issues to your home. 

Use our online form to request a smaller size black bin and choose swap bin size.

A larger 240 litre black bin is available instead of a 180 litre bin but these will only be given out to households that meet strict criteria.

Use our online form to request a different size black bin and choose add/remove/replace bin or sack.

Unfortunately, some homes cannot have wheeled bins because of access issues.

Instead of bins, these homes will be given clear sacks for recycling and black sacks for general rubbish and food waste.

These are delivered in March every year and each household is given 52 black general waste sacks and 40 clear recycling sacks.

Clear sacks are collected once a fortnight and black sacks every week. You can only put out two Wychavon issued black sacks a week.

On the week of your recycling collection you can put out as many clear sacks as you like. You can get extra recycling sacks from Community Contact Centres in Droitwich, Evesham and Pershore.

Sacks must be put out by the boundary of your home by 7am on the day of your collection.

You can check your bin collection day using our online system.

You cannot put glass in your black or clear recycling sacks. Glass bottles and jars can be taken to Household Recycling Centres (tips) or use your local recycling bank.

We collect bins as normal on bank holidays, apart from Christmas Day and New Year when there may be changes to the usual collection schedule. 

pdf View the Christmas Collection Dates (2.78 MB)

If you need help or information with your waste and recycling collections that you cannot find on our website then please call Client Services on 01386 565018 between 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

STATUTORY NOTICE: Wychavon District Council Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 46 (1) – Waste Collection

The Council has a duty to collect household waste under the Environment Protection Act 1990, but as part of this it also has the power to specify how these services will be provided.

Section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (EPA) empowers a Waste Collection Authority to require residents to place household waste out for collection in designated containers and separated in specified waste streams.

In doing so, it can:

1. Specify the size, construction and maintenance.
2. Define where they should be placed for collection.
3. What may be placed into those specified containers.
4. What the residents must do to facilitate the collection process.

These rules for the service are intended to ensure that appropriate measures are in place to protect the environment and reduce the discharge of pollutants into the air, land and water and also sets a legal Duty of Care on residents to manage their waste responsibly.

These rules are presented below as a Statutory Notice under the Act and are intended to support residents to use our services correctly and encourage them to reduce the amount of waste produced and everything that can be recycled is.

Statutory Notice to the Occupier:

4. The Council operates a wheeled bin service and will only collect waste set out in wheeled bins provided/specified by the Council unless alternative arrangements have been agreed.
5. All properties are issued with one 180 litre black wheeled bin for non-recyclable waste which is collected fortnightly.
6. The black bin must not be used for the disposal of the following items:
   1. Garden waste
   2. Car parts
   3. Electrical items
   4. Batteries
   5. Textiles
   6. Construction waste such as rubble/bricks/plaster/tiles
   7. Paint/chemicals/oil
   8. Asbestos or any other hazardous waste
   9. Needles/sharps
7. All properties are issued with one 240 litre green wheeled bin, which will be emptied fortnightly on the alternate week to the black bin.
8. The green recycling bin must be used for the disposal of the following dry mixed recyclable waste only:
   1. Aerosols
   2. Aluminium foil
   3. Aluminium tubes
   4. Cartons (“Tetrapaks”)
   5. Food and drink cans
   6. Glass bottles and jars
   7. Paper and cardboard
   8. Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
   9. Plastic tubes
9. Residents can dispose of batteries, small electrical items and clean, dry clothing/textiles on the same collection day as their black wheeled bin. Please put batteries into a small plastic bag and placed on top of the black bin.  Small electrical items can be placed on top or alongside the bin.  Textiles will need to be in a secure plastic bag in case of rain on collection day.
10. All dry mixed recycling must be clean and loose in the green wheeled bin – not contained in bags.
11. Wheeled bins must be available for collection from 7.00am on the scheduled day of collection at the nearest curtilage to the property or other location as indicated by the authority.
12. Wheeled bins must not be kept on the Public Highway between collections and must be removed from the Highway and returned to within the property boundary within 24 hours of the scheduled collection day.
13. Only waste fully contained in the bins provided will be collected. If your bin lid is not closed, your bin may not be emptied.  Excess waste at the side of the bin or on the top will not be collected.
14. Any bin(s) containing the wrong material type will not be collected and it will be the duty of the householder to remove the contamination prior to the next scheduled collection.

It is a legal requirement for residents to comply with the conditions contained within this notice.  A failure to meet these requirements can make a householder liable on conviction for a fine of up to £1000.

For further information or queries regarding our services, including our chargeable garden and bulky waste services please visit our website www.wychavon.gov.uk or call 01386 565199.