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Isle of Anglesey bin collection days

Anglesey gives standard-council-tax households a 240 litre black wheeled bin, a three-tier trolley box and a 23 litre brown food bin with a 7 litre kitchen caddy. The black bin is emptied every three weeks. The trolley and food bin are emptied every week. A 240 litre green garden bin is only emptied if you subscribe.

Last checked against 4 sources (www.anglesey.gov.wales).

What goes in each bin

240 litre black wheeled bin for leftover household waste · General waste

Bin · Every three weeks

Yes please

  • Leftover household waste that cannot go in the recycling trolley, the food bin or a subscribed green garden bin

Not in this one

  • Waste left outside the bin, which the council says will not be collected
  • Hazardous items such as batteries, gas canisters, chemicals and disposable barbecues, which should go to a household waste recycling centre

Source: www.anglesey.gov.wales (opens in a new tab), read

Top red box on the recycling trolley, for mixed paper · Paper and card

Box · Every week

Yes please

  • Mixed paper
  • Magazines and envelopes

Not in this one

  • Dirty recycling, which the council says the contractor will leave until the following week
  • Cardboard, which goes in the bottom orange box rather than this paper box

Source: www.anglesey.gov.wales (opens in a new tab), read

Middle blue box on the recycling trolley · Mixed recycling

Box · Every week

Yes please

  • Plastic bottles
  • Plastic pots, tubs and trays, such as ice cream tubs, yoghurt pots and meat trays
  • Drinks cans, food tins and aerosols
  • Clean foil items

Not in this one

  • Gas canisters
  • Items that are still dirty or have food on them

Source: www.anglesey.gov.wales (opens in a new tab), read

Bottom orange box for glass, and for cardboard up to 50cm by 50cm · Glass

Box · Every week

Yes please

  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Cardboard, with a maximum size of 50cm by 50cm

Not in this one

  • Cardboard larger than 50cm by 50cm
  • Paper and magazines, which stay in the top red box

Source: www.anglesey.gov.wales (opens in a new tab), read

Brown mini food waste bin, with a kitchen caddy · Food waste

Caddy · Every week

Yes please

  • Fruit and vegetables
  • Bread and pastries
  • Dairy
  • Meat and bones
  • Fish
  • Tea and coffee grounds

Not in this one

  • Recycling, which the same page puts in the trolley boxes
  • Garden waste, which goes in the green bin for subscribers

Source: www.anglesey.gov.wales (opens in a new tab), read

240 litre green wheeled bin for subscribers · Garden waste

Bin · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Grass cuttings, hedge clippings, twigs and branches up to 5cm in diameter
  • Bark, leaves, straw, hay, flowers, plants, fallen fruit, general weeds and garden pruning

Not in this one

  • Plastic of any kind, including trays and bags
  • Large branches over 5cm in diameter, turf, earth, soil, stones and gravel
  • Invasive or poisonous plants such as Japanese knotweed, ragwort and Himalayan balsam
  • Treated or painted wood, food or kitchen waste, and pet waste

Source: www.anglesey.gov.wales (opens in a new tab), read

Check your bin day

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

Find my bin day on www.anglesey.gov.wales(opens in a new tab)

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240 litre black wheeled bin for leftover household waste · General waste

The council’s pages say this is collected every three weeks. Your round may differ, so use the pattern you were given.

Top red box on the recycling trolley, for mixed paper · Paper and card

The council’s pages say this is collected every week. Your round may differ, so use the pattern you were given.

Middle blue box on the recycling trolley · Mixed recycling

The council’s pages say this is collected every week. Your round may differ, so use the pattern you were given.

Bottom orange box for glass, and for cardboard up to 50cm by 50cm · Glass

The council’s pages say this is collected every week. Your round may differ, so use the pattern you were given.

Brown mini food waste bin, with a kitchen caddy · Food waste

The council’s pages say this is collected every week. Your round may differ, so use the pattern you were given.

240 litre green wheeled bin for subscribers · Garden waste

The council’s pages say this is collected every two weeks. Your round may differ, so use the pattern you were given.

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How often each bin is collected

Collection frequency by bin for Isle of Anglesey
BinCollected
240 litre black wheeled bin for leftover household waste · General wasteEvery three weeks
Top red box on the recycling trolley, for mixed paper · Paper and cardEvery week
Middle blue box on the recycling trolley · Mixed recyclingEvery week
Bottom orange box for glass, and for cardboard up to 50cm by 50cm · GlassEvery week
Brown mini food waste bin, with a kitchen caddy · Food wasteEvery week
240 litre green wheeled bin for subscribers · Garden wasteEvery two weeks

Garden waste

Garden waste is a paid-for service. The annual fee for each green garden waste bin is £43. The council's subscribe page covers 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. The green bin is collected on the same day every 2 weeks, and only if you have paid. A bin without this year's sticker is not collected.

Source: www.anglesey.gov.wales (opens in a new tab), read

If your bin was missed

Put bins and boxes out before 7am. If they were out by 7am and had not been collected by 5pm, contact Waste Management before 12pm on the second working day after your usual collection day. A Friday collection can be reported until 12pm the following Tuesday. A bin put out late, or on the wrong day, waits until the next scheduled visit. The lorries record the time they visit. By 12pm on the second working day after the usual collection day, or by 12pm the following Tuesday if the collection was on a Friday.

Source: www.anglesey.gov.wales (opens in a new tab), read

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Good to know in Isle of Anglesey

  • Wash and squash recyclable items before they go in the trolley. If items are dirty or still have food on them, the contractor leaves the boxes for the following week.
  • The trolley is sorted: mixed paper and magazines in the top red box, plastics, cans, aerosols and clean foil in the middle blue box, and glass bottles and jars plus cardboard no larger than 50cm by 50cm in the bottom orange box. No gas canisters in the blue box.
  • Extra recycling can go beside the trolley in clear plastic bags, with separate bags for paper, for cans and plastics, for glass, and for cardboard.
  • The household collection page says the collection policy is being updated and that the council is no longer collecting textiles and batteries.
  • Put bins and boxes out by 7am on collection day. The green bin needs this year's sticker, or it is not emptied.
  • Hazardous waste, including batteries, gas canisters, chemicals and disposable barbecues, should go to Gwalchmai or Penhesgyn rather than the black bin, because the council says those items can start fires at the recycling centres.

Bin questions in Isle of Anglesey

How often are bins collected on Anglesey?

The black wheeled bin is collected every three weeks. The trolley box and the brown food bin are collected every week, on the same day. A subscribed green garden bin is collected every 2 weeks.

How much is the green garden bin on Anglesey?

The annual fee is £43 for each green garden waste bin. The subscribe instructions on the council page cover 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.

What if my Anglesey bin was not emptied?

If it was out before 7am and still there at 5pm, report it before 12pm on the second working day. A missed Friday collection can be reported until 12pm the following Tuesday. After that deadline the council says the bin waits for the next scheduled collection.

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