Bin collection days are set by your local council or waste company, and the exact answer depends on your address, so it cannot be given accurately without checking your local service’s lookup tool or calendar.

How to find your bin day

  • Go to your local council or waste company’s website and look for a section called “Bin collection” , “Trash & recycling schedule”, or “Waste services”.
  • Most sites have a postcode/address lookup or an online map where you type your address to see the regular collection day and which bins are collected each week.
  • If you have a private hauler (for example, a commercial service), log into your account or use their “check schedule” page, which usually lets you view and download your pickup calendar.

What to check once you’re there

  • Whether rubbish, recycling, food/yard waste are all on the same day or on alternating weeks.
  • Any “holiday schedule” or “slide” rules, where collections move to the next day after public holidays.
  • Options to turn on email/app reminders or calendar subscriptions so you get an alert the night before.

If you still can’t find it

  • Phone the council’s general enquiries or “waste services” number (often via 311 or an equivalent local helpline) and ask for your address’s bin collection schedule.
  • Ask a neighbour; many areas follow the same street pattern (e.g., “our side is Tuesday, other side Wednesday”) and councils sometimes publish printable maps for whole districts.

In most places, once you look up your address on the official site you’ll see a simple table showing which bin goes out on which day and the date of the next collection.

TL;DR: Use your local council or waste company’s online address lookup or account portal to see your exact bin collection day, plus which bin goes out when and any holiday changes.