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Ealing bin collection days

Most Ealing homes have a black rubbish wheeled bin and a blue recycling wheeled bin that go out on alternate weeks, with a small green food waste bin collected every week. Everything recyclable goes loose and mixed in the blue bin. Garden waste is a paid subscription with a winter pause.

Last checked against 6 sources (www.ealing.gov.uk).

What goes in each bin

Black rubbish wheeled bin · General waste

Bin · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Household rubbish that cannot be recycled, bagged and placed inside the bin with the lid kept shut

Not in this one

  • Extra rubbish put on top of or next to the bin, which will not be collected
  • Recycling that belongs in the blue bin
  • Garden waste, which is only collected through the paid garden waste service

Source: www.ealing.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Blue recycling wheeled bin · Mixed recycling

Bin · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Cardboard and thin card, flattened
  • Paper, envelopes, newspapers and magazines
  • Plastic bottles, pots and tubs, including non-black plastic plant pots
  • Plastic tubes such as toothpaste tubes
  • Metal tins and cans, and aerosol cans
  • Clean foil and aluminium food trays bigger than a tennis ball
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Food and drink cartons

Not in this one

  • Textiles and batteries, which go in a clear plastic bag on top of the bin and never inside it
  • Food waste, which goes in the green food waste bin
  • Garden waste
  • Soft plastics such as plastic bags, bread bags and crisp packets
  • Anything with a white tag on the bin, which the crew will not return for

Source: www.ealing.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Small green food waste bin and kitchen caddy · Food waste

Bin · Every week

Yes please

  • Bread and pastries
  • Dairy, fish and egg shells
  • Fruit and vegetable peelings and vegetables
  • Leftovers and plate scrapings
  • Meat and bones
  • Tea bags and coffee grounds

Not in this one

  • Cardboard and thin card
  • Carrier bags, black sacks and cling film
  • Liquids
  • Nappies and pet litter
  • Packaging of any kind
  • Tissue and kitchen roll

Source: www.ealing.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Green garden waste wheeled bin or sacks (paid subscription) · Garden waste

Bin · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Grass cuttings
  • Old garden or house plants
  • Twigs and hedge trimmings
  • Weeds, flowers and leaves

Not in this one

  • Plastic pots, trays or bags
  • Soil, rocks and stones
  • Branches, tree trunks, stumps and logs larger than 15cm across
  • Vegetable peelings and other food waste, including fallen fruit

Source: www.ealing.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Check your bin day

We can’t check Ealing addresses yet

Live bin day lookups for Ealing are planned. Until then, Ealing’s own page will show your collection day.

Find my bin day on www.ealing.gov.uk(opens in a new tab)

How often each bin is collected

Collection frequency by bin for Ealing
BinCollected
Black rubbish wheeled bin · General wasteEvery two weeks
Blue recycling wheeled bin · Mixed recyclingEvery two weeks
Small green food waste bin and kitchen caddy · Food wasteEvery week
Green garden waste wheeled bin or sacks (paid subscription) · Garden wasteEvery two weeks

Food waste and the national recycling rules

Ealing collects food waste every week. Food waste is collected every week from the small green food waste bin on your scheduled collection day, and is taken to a processing plant that generates electricity and a farm fertiliser. Flats empty their kitchen caddy into the communal recycling bin area.

Source: www.ealing.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Garden waste

Garden waste is a paid-for service. For the April 2026 to March 2027 service year the subscription is £75 for 23 collections, or £50 at the concessionary and second subscription rate. Joining for July 2026 to March 2027 costs £52.17 for 16 collections (£34.78 concessionary), and from October 2026 £29.35 for 9 collections (£19.57 concessionary). The price includes the bin or bags. Garden waste is collected every 2 weeks except in winter. The council says collections pause in December 2026 and start again during February 2027, a winter pause cut from 11 weeks to 8 weeks. Only bins with the calendar sticker and sacks with a tag are collected.

Source: www.ealing.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

If your bin was missed

Use the council's online form to report a missed household collection. Check that you put your rubbish and recycling out at the boundary of your property before 7am, that the crew has already visited your road (food waste may be collected at a different time), and that there is no tag on the bin explaining why it was left. Report from 5pm on your collection day and by 1pm on the day after. The council says it will come back and collect by the end of the next working day. If the online form is unavailable, phone the contact centre on 020 8825 6000.

Source: www.ealing.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

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Good to know in Ealing

  • The blue bin is a single mixed bin: paper, card, plastics, cans, glass and cartons all go in together, loose and clean. Soft plastics such as carrier bags, bread bags and crisp packets do not, and the council points people to supermarket collection points for them.
  • Textiles and batteries are collected from the top of the blue bin but must never go inside it, because the council says batteries cause fires in bin lorries and recycling centres. Put them in a clear plastic bag on top of the bin.
  • A white tag on a recycling bin means it contained something that cannot be recycled, was not presented correctly or could not be reached. The council says not to report a tagged bin as missed. Remove the wrong items and the tag, and present it by 7am on your next recycling day.
  • The standard wheeled bin is 180 litres, which the council says holds up to 4 rubbish bags. A larger 360 litre bin can be requested for a large household or medical need, once the council has checked you are recycling as much as you can. A new or replacement standard bin costs £50 and the larger bin £75.
  • Flats above shops are handled differently: loose black sacks at a set collection point for rubbish, and free clear mixed recycling sacks delivered 3 times a year. Some locations have communal bins instead, and the collection day finder shows which service your address gets.
  • The council collects bulky items for a fee: up to 6 items such as sofas, beds, wardrobes and non-commercial fridge freezers for £30.
  • You must book before visiting the Greenford Road reuse and recycling centre, and cars may stay for a maximum of 30 minutes. Garden waste is accepted free of charge for composting at the Greenford Road and Abbey Road centres.

Bin questions in Ealing

Which bin goes out when in Ealing?

The black rubbish bin and the blue recycling bin are collected on alternate weeks, and the small green food waste bin goes out every week. Check your collection day finder or calendar to see which week you are on.

How much does garden waste collection cost in Ealing?

For the April 2026 to March 2027 service year the council charges £75 for 23 collections, or £50 at the concessionary and second subscription rate. Later start dates in July and October have reduced prices.

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