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Fareham bin collection days

Fareham Borough Council collects general waste and dry mixed recycling from the kerbside on alternate weeks, and food waste every week. Garden waste is the paid Clip & Collect service. Glass is not collected from the kerbside until a new sorting plant in Eastleigh can take it.

Last checked against 7 sources (www.fareham.gov.uk).

What goes in each bin

Refuse bin · General waste

Bin · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • General waste collected from the kerbside

Not in this one

  • Dry mixed recycling, which is collected on the other week
  • Food waste, which is collected every week

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

Blue-top recycling bin · Mixed recycling

Bin

Yes please

  • Clean, dry recyclables, put in loose with no liner

Not in this one

  • Carrier bags and bin liners
  • Glass and extra plastics, until the new Eastleigh materials recovery facility is open

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

Food waste bin · Food waste

Caddy · Every week

Yes please

  • Uneaten food and plate scrapings, including mouldy and out-of-date food
  • Raw and cooked vegetable and fruit, whole and peelings
  • Raw and cooked meat and fish, including bones
  • Dairy products, cheese and egg shells
  • Bread, cakes, pastries, rice, pasta and beans
  • Tea bags, coffee grounds and waste pet food
  • Inedible parts from preparing food, such as skins

Not in this one

  • Packaging of any kind
  • Liquids such as milk, oil or liquid fat
  • Nappies and clinical waste
  • Cat litter, dog waste and other pet waste
  • Garden waste and cut flowers

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

Brown-lidded garden waste bin · Garden waste

Bin

Yes please

  • Grass cuttings, hedge trimmings and prunings
  • Small branches up to 75mm in diameter

Not in this one

  • Turf and soil
  • Vegetable peelings and other waste from the kitchen

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

Check your bin day

We can’t check Fareham addresses yet

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

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

How often each bin is collected

Collection frequency by bin for Fareham
BinCollected
Refuse bin · General wasteEvery two weeks
Food waste bin · Food wasteEvery week

Food waste and the national recycling rules

Fareham collects food waste every week. Weekly food waste collections started in Fareham on 30 March 2026, on the same day as the residual or recycling bin unless the council says otherwise. Houses with a kerbside wheeled bin were given an indoor kitchen caddy and an outdoor food waste bin. Glass and a wider range of plastics wait on a new materials recovery facility at Chickenhall Lane in Eastleigh, planned for 2028. Until then there is no kerbside glass collection.

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

Garden waste

Garden waste is a paid-for service. Clip & Collect charges £44 for a new 240 litre brown-lidded bin, as a one-off, and £73 a year to subscribe. Residents who originally bought a 140 litre bin pay £62 a year. The published charges are labelled 2025-2026. Subscribed garden waste is collected every 2 weeks, with up to 25 collections a year. You can share a bin with a neighbour. Delivery of a new bin can take up to four weeks in spring and summer, and the subscription is not reduced while you wait.

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

If your bin was missed

If there is no hanger on the bin and no road access problem has been published, the crew may have missed it by mistake and will come back. Report it on the online form or phone 01329 236100. The council will not return if the bin was not on the kerbside by 6am, or if the wrong items were in it. Tell the council within 3 working days of the missed collection. A bin missed on Monday morning needs to be reported by 4pm on Wednesday. They try to return within 2 working days of the report. After 3 days they will not send a vehicle back.

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

Good to know in Fareham

  • The blue-top recycling bin must be filled loose. Do not use a liner, a carrier bag or a bin liner, because liners tangle in the vehicle hoist and tear. Recyclables should be clean and dry. A printed guide lists individual materials, but that guide is a separate file and is not repeated here. The recycling page says glass and a wider set of plastics wait on the new materials recovery facility at Chickenhall Lane in Eastleigh, planned for 2028.
  • Food waste collections began on 30 March 2026. Write the house name or number on the outdoor food bin in permanent marker or paint. Put that bin out on the same day as the big bin. Communal properties were given a separate food bin and a leaflet. Anything not on the food list, including packaging, liquids, nappies and pet waste, stays out of the food bin.
  • Garden waste such as grass cuttings, hedge trimmings and prunings, including small branches up to 75mm across, is composted into a soil conditioner called Pro-Grow. Turf, soil and kitchen peelings are refused. The council says regulations about foot and mouth disease are why peelings stay out of the garden bin. Sign up online, email clipandcollect@fareham.gov.uk, or call 01329 236100.
  • A missed bin that was out by 6am, with the right contents and no published access problem, can be reported within 3 working days. The example on the missed-bin page is a Monday morning miss reported by 4pm on Wednesday, with a return aimed at within 2 working days.
  • As of 3 October 2026 the food waste page said weekly collections had already started, and the recycling page still said kerbside glass would wait until the Eastleigh plant is ready.

Bin questions in Fareham

How often are Fareham bins collected?

General waste and dry mixed recycling alternate, so each is collected every other week. Food waste is collected every week, on the same day as the residual or recycling bin unless you are told otherwise.

How much is Fareham garden waste?

A new 240 litre brown-lidded bin is £44 as a one-off. The annual subscription is £73, or £62 if you originally bought a 140 litre bin. There are up to 25 collections a year.

When can I report a missed Fareham bin?

Within 3 working days. A Monday morning miss must be reported by 4pm on Wednesday. Call 01329 236100 or use the online form. Bins left off the kerbside after 6am, or filled with the wrong items, are not collected on a return visit.

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