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Hyndburn bin collection days

Hyndburn collects rubbish and recycling on alternate weeks, so each of those bins is fortnightly, and the round as a whole is weekly. Food caddies are weekly from 1 April 2026. The green garden bin is a paid fortnightly service with no collections in December, January or February. Bins go out by 7.30am.

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

What goes in each bin

Grey or black general waste bin · General waste

Bin · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Household waste left after recycling. The 2016 hints page does not name individual residual items
  • Cooked food double wrapped, which that same hints page still tells you to put in the wheeled bin

Not in this one

  • Food waste in the grey bin. The food page says that may breach section 46
  • The hints page does not publish a separate leave-out list for the general bin

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

Blue or brown recycling bin · Mixed recycling

Bin · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Glass jars and bottles
  • Food and drink cans, aerosols and clean tin foil
  • Newspapers, magazines, plastic bottles and cardboard
  • Textiles, which the hints page lists in the same recycling sentence and does not put in a named bin

Not in this one

  • The hints page does not publish a leave-out list for the recycling bin
  • The food page calls the recycling container a blue or brown bin and does not say how the two colours differ

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

Silver food waste caddy · Food waste

Caddy · Every week

Yes please

  • Tea bags, including the bag, and coffee grounds
  • Fruit and vegetables, raw or cooked, including peelings, banana skins and cherry stones
  • Bread, cakes, pasta, rice, beans and pulses
  • Meat and fish, raw or cooked, including bones and shells
  • Eggs and eggshells, dairy, tinned and dry pet food, and leftovers including a little gravy, sauce or custard

Not in this one

  • Liquids such as milk and oils
  • Packaging, even if it says compostable, plus cardboard, foil and plastic film
  • Plastic bags, unless the bag is lining the caddy
  • Glass, other recycling, and garden waste including cut flowers

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

Green garden waste bin · Garden waste

Bin · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Grass cuttings, leaves, cut plants, flowers, hedge cuttings and garden pruning
  • Twigs and small branches, loose in a green wheeled bin of 240L or below

Not in this one

  • Plastic bags. Garden waste has to go in loose
  • Large branches, soil, stone and rubble
  • Domestic waste, pet waste and food waste
  • Side waste beside the bin or on the lid

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

Check your bin day

Use Hyndburn’s own page for your bin day

The council's bin collection date finder needs a browser, which BinWeek's lookup service does not run, so the page links to the council's own finder.

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

How often each bin is collected

Collection frequency by bin for Hyndburn
BinCollected
Grey or black general waste bin · General wasteEvery two weeks
Blue or brown recycling bin · Mixed recyclingEvery two weeks
Silver food waste caddy · Food wasteEvery week
Green garden waste bin · Garden wasteEvery two weeks

Food waste and the national recycling rules

Hyndburn collects food waste every week. Collections of the outdoor caddy started on 1 April 2026, every week, on the same weekday as the other bins. Homes get a 7 litre kitchen caddy, a 23 litre outdoor caddy and a roll of recycled-plastic liners. The food page also calls both caddies light grey. Flats get the kitchen caddy, and the page says kerbside arrangements for those buildings will be explained later. Tie a liner to the outdoor caddy when you need another roll.

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

Garden waste

Garden waste is a paid-for service. £35 per bin for 2026/27, from 1 August to 31 July. There is no part-year discount and no concession. A purple sticker already issued for 2025/26 is valid until 31 July 2026. Re-subscribe from 1 June, and no later than 18 July if you want the collections to continue. Stickers are posted about once a week, and it may be up to 10 working days before one arrives. Fortnightly outside winter. There are no garden collections in December, January or February. Put the bin out by 7.30am, or after 6.00pm the evening before. Crews are told not to empty a green bin without a current sticker. The terms say the council does not return for a missed green bin.

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

If your bin was missed

The garden terms say the council does not return for a missed green bin. Contaminated bins are left for you to sort before the next collection, and a bin that is too heavy is left until you remove some of the waste. The rubbish, food and hints pages do not give a missed-bin form or say that crews come back for the black or grey bin. The garden terms do not give a number of days to report a miss, because they say the council does not return.

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

Your nearest tip

Good to know in Hyndburn

  • The rubbish hub says waste is collected weekly, alternating between recycling and non-recycling. The food page names the general bin as black and also talks about the grey bin, and the garden questions call the refuse bin grey. This page uses both names because the council does.
  • The hints page, dated 26 July 2016, still says to double wrap cooked food before it goes in the wheeled bin. The food page is newer and says food in the grey bin may breach section 46. Follow the food page for food.
  • Recycling materials named on the hints page are glass jars and bottles, food and drink cans, aerosols, clean tin foil, newspapers, magazines, plastic bottles, cardboard and textiles. Fully recycling that list is how the page says you can cut household waste by over 70%. It does not say which container takes textiles. A downloadable residents' guide is linked from the hub and is not quoted here.
  • Food goes to anaerobic digestion at Farington Waste Recovery Park in Leyland. The page says food waste is about 33% of a household's general waste, and that it is about 70% water. Methane from food in landfill is described as 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide. The kitchen caddy is 23cm high, 26cm wide and 23cm deep. The outdoor caddy is 40cm high, 30cm wide and 40cm deep.
  • Put bins at the collection point by 7.30am. On estates that is the rear of the footpath in front of the property, not on your own property. Terraces with a usable back street present the bin in the gateway, handles outward. Do not put the bin out before 6.00pm the evening before. Customer services are on 01254 388 111. Assisted collections use the same number, or enquiries@hyndburnbc.gov.uk.
  • The garden terms still describe the collection period as 2025/2026. The subscription page and the questions page both price 2026/27 at £35 per bin from 1 August to 31 July. There is a 14 day cooling-off period from payment, in writing, by email, or on 01254 388 111. After that the charge is not refunded. The bin stays at the property if you move. A gardener should take the waste away as commercial waste.
  • Real Christmas trees are still collected on the first recycling collection in January, after the 12th night, with no lights, tinsel or metal base, whether or not you subscribe. If you do not subscribe, the questions page says you can compost, use a county household waste centre, or put garden waste in the grey bin. The only centre it names is Whinney Hill.
  • The council says it will not cold-call to sell a garden subscription. Buy it on the website or through customer services. Lines for people who cannot go online are Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm, and Wednesdays from 10.00am.

Bin questions in Hyndburn

How often does Hyndburn empty the bins?

Rubbish and recycling alternate, so each is fortnightly and something is collected every week. The food caddy is every week from 1 April 2026. The green bin is fortnightly if you have paid, except December, January and February.

What does the Hyndburn green bin cost?

£35 per bin for 1 August to 31 July. No part-year price. Re-subscribe by 18 July to keep a 2026/27 round. The sticker can take up to 10 working days. Without it the bin is left.

Will Hyndburn come back for a missed bin?

Not for the green bin. The terms say the council does not return for missed garden collections, and there is no refund if a green bin is not emptied. The other pages we read do not give a missed-bin deadline for the grey, black or recycling bin.

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