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Malvern Hills bin collection days

Malvern Hills alternates a black bin and a green bin, one each week, so each is collected every two weeks. The black bin is general rubbish and, for now, food. The green bin is recycling and goes out by 7am, loose, with the lid shut. Garden waste is a paid brown bin. A separate weekly food service is only just starting as a trial.

Last checked against 4 sources (www.malvernhills.gov.uk).

What goes in each bin

Black waste bin · General waste

Bin · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • General rubbish
  • Food waste, until the separate food collection reaches your home
  • Crisp packets and shiny plastic wrappers, which the recycling page says are not foil

Not in this one

  • Waste left at the side of the bin
  • A bin the council did not provide, or one without the council name and logo
  • A bin whose lid is not fully closed

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

Green recycling bin · Mixed recycling

Bin · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Plastic bottles and packaging, except black plastic
  • Cans, tins, paper, card, and glass bottles and jars
  • Clean foil and foil trays, and empty plastic tubes including toothpaste tubes, with the cap left on

Not in this one

  • Nappies
  • Black plastic
  • Bin liners and recycling in bags. Items go in loose
  • Foil with food on it, plastic-coated foil, pet food pouches, crisp packets and shiny plastic wrappers

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

Food waste caddy and outdoor bin · Food waste

Caddy · Every week

Yes please

  • Household food waste. The food page does not list individual foods

Not in this one

  • The food page does not list items to leave out

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

Brown garden waste bin · Garden waste

Bin · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Grass cuttings, hedge and shrub clippings
  • Leaves, twigs, bark, small plants, cut flowers and weeds
  • Windfall fruit

Not in this one

  • Kitchen waste, dog and cat waste, and animal bedding
  • Plastic bags, pots and trays
  • Tree stumps and branches over 10cm in diameter
  • Brick, rubble, soil and stones

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

Check your bin day

We can’t check Malvern Hills addresses yet

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

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

How often each bin is collected

Collection frequency by bin for Malvern Hills
BinCollected
Black waste bin · General wasteEvery two weeks
Green recycling bin · Mixed recyclingEvery two weeks
Food waste caddy and outdoor bin · Food wasteEvery week
Brown garden waste bin · Garden wasteEvery two weeks

Food waste and the national recycling rules

Malvern Hills does not collect food waste every week. A weekly food collection is not running across the district yet. The council will give a 7 litre kitchen caddy, a 23 litre outdoor bin and a roll of liners. A trial round starts on 5 October 2026. If that works, the council expects every home to be covered by October 2027. Until then, food stays in the black bin, and the council asks you to wrap it. The food page does not list which foods the new caddy will take.

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

Garden waste

Garden waste is a paid-for service. A new customer pays £87.50 for the first bin and £72.50 for each extra bin, in full, up front. Renewal is £82.50 by direct debit or £87.50 by another method, then £72.50 for each extra bin. There is no delivery charge and no refund if you cancel. If you cancel and do not make the bin available for collection, the charge can be £50. Collections are fortnightly in a 240 litre brown bin, for a year from whenever you join. Put it out by 7am. Crews collect between 7am and 5pm. The safe working weight is 100kg, and a heavy bin can be refused. Shake soil off weeds and turf.

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

If your bin was missed

If the bin was out correctly and was not emptied, use the missed bin form. The bins page does not say how many days you have to report it. If collections are off because of roadworks, snow, ice or flooding, the council posts that on the bins page instead. The bin has to be at the boundary nearest the road or path by 7am, lid closed, with nothing beside it, and it has to be a council bin. Extra recycling can go in a clear sack or another recyclable container next to the green bin. A contaminated bin is emptied on the next collection day after you take the wrong items out.

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

Good to know in Malvern Hills

  • Most homes have one 180 litre black bin. A larger 240 litre bin is only if you meet the council's criteria, and extra black bins are being taken away. An extra green recycling bin can be requested. Side waste is not taken, except extra recycling in a clear sack, and extra bags at Christmas.
  • The waste and recycling page says the green bin takes plastic bottles and packaging except black plastic, cans, tins, paper, card, and glass bottles and jars. Nappies do not go in it. The recycling page adds clean foil and empty tubes, and says crisp packets and plastic that springs back after you scrunch it go in the black bin. The full green-bin list is also pointed at the Let's Waste Less website, which is not repeated here.
  • Homes on sacks get one roll of black sacks and one roll of cherry recycling sacks each summer. They alternate each week. The maximum is 4 black sacks on the fortnightly rubbish collection, and only one roll of black sacks is issued each year.
  • Garden waste is £87.50 for the first bin if you are new, or if you renew without direct debit. Direct debit renewal is £82.50. Each extra bin is £72.50. Branches over 10cm stay out. Call 01684 862490 between 8am and 4pm, Monday to Friday, for garden or bin questions.
  • Household recycling centres are run by Worcestershire County Council, not the district. The district will not take fridges and freezers on the bulky service until further notice.
  • The food page does not say the caddy is already at every house. It says you will be contacted when the trial reaches you, starting 5 October 2026, and that you need do nothing until then.

Bin questions in Malvern Hills

Which week is the Malvern Hills black bin?

Black one week and green the next. Check the collection day finder for which one is due. Both need to be out by 7am, lid closed, at the boundary nearest the road.

How much is Malvern Hills garden waste?

£87.50 for the first bin as a new customer, £72.50 for each extra bin. Renewal is £82.50 by direct debit or £87.50 otherwise. Collections are fortnightly in a 240 litre brown bin. Pay in full. There is no refund, and a £50 charge is possible if a cancelled bin is not left out for collection.

Does Malvern Hills collect food waste separately?

Not across the whole district yet. Food still goes in the black bin, wrapped. A weekly service with a 7 litre caddy and a 23 litre outdoor bin starts as a trial on 5 October 2026, with full coverage hoped for by October 2027. The page does not list which foods will be accepted.

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