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Monmouthshire bin collection days

Monmouthshire has finished rolling reusable red and purple recycling bags out to every household, and it no longer collects recycling in single-use plastic bags. Rubbish is two black bags a fortnight, no larger than 80 litres. Food goes weekly in a blue bin. Glass bottles and jars go fortnightly in a green box, usually with the rubbish. The red and purple pages do not say how often those bags are emptied.

Last checked against 5 sources (www.monmouthshire.gov.uk).

What goes in each bin

Black refuse bags, limited to two per collection · General waste

Bag · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Household rubbish in any black bag no larger than 80 litres
  • Tissues, kitchen roll, toilet paper and wipes
  • Cold ash in a dustbin, on top of the bag allowance

Not in this one

  • Red or purple recycling bags used as rubbish sacks
  • Electrical items and batteries
  • More than two bags, except the one extra bag allowed on the first refuse day after Christmas

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

Red reusable recycling bag · Paper and card

Bag

Yes please

  • Paper and cardboard
  • Junk mail, including envelopes
  • Newspapers, magazines, telephone directories and catalogues

Not in this one

  • Soft plastics, which are crisp packets, plastic bags, cling film and polystyrene
  • Electrical items, vapes and batteries
  • A bag of items the crew does not accept, which is stickered and left

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

Purple reusable recycling bag · Mixed recycling

Bag

Yes please

  • Food and drink cans, empty aerosols, foil and drink cartons
  • Plastic bottles, rinsed yoghurt pots, margarine tubs, and plastic punnets or ready-meal trays

Not in this one

  • Soft plastics, if you want them in the kerbside service at all, which go in the black bags
  • Glass, because purple bags that contain glass are no longer collected
  • Single-use plastic bags, which are no longer accepted for recycling

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

Blue food bin and grey kitchen caddy · Food waste

Caddy · Every week

Yes please

  • Cooked and raw food, including peelings

Not in this one

  • Liquids and liquid fats
  • Food put in the garden bin

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

240 litre green wheeled bin · Garden waste

Bin · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Grass cuttings, leaves and bark
  • Plants, weeds and cut flowers
  • Twigs and small branches up to 2 inches across
  • Vegetarian animal bedding

Not in this one

  • Soil, stones, gravel and rubble
  • Large branches or logs over 2 inches across
  • Japanese knotweed and common ragwort
  • Food waste, and cat, dog or bird waste

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

Check your bin day

We can’t check Monmouthshire addresses yet

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

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

Set your own bin day

These dates are the ones you enter. BinWeek does not get them from Monmouthshire. Check them on the council’s site (opens in a new tab) (www.monmouthshire.gov.uk).

Black refuse bags, limited to two per collection · General waste

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

Red reusable recycling bag · Paper and card
Purple reusable recycling bag · Mixed recycling
Green box for bottles and jars · Glass

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

Blue food bin and grey 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 · 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 Monmouthshire
BinCollected
Black refuse bags, limited to two per collection · General wasteEvery two weeks
Green box for bottles and jars · GlassEvery two weeks
Blue food bin and grey kitchen caddy · Food wasteEvery week
240 litre green wheeled bin · Garden wasteEvery two weeks

Garden waste

Garden waste is a paid-for service. The 2026 charge is £55 per bin. Registration for 2026 is now closed. The page also says the registration period ends on 31st August 2026. Keeping the price at £55 means there is no extra collection in January 2027. Each bin is collected once a fortnight from 2nd March 2026 to 4th December 2026. Existing customers use last year's bin. Put it out before 7am. The council's number for storage or mobility problems is 01633 644644.

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

If your bin was missed

Monmouthshire asks for waste and recycling out by 7am. If a red or purple bag was missed, was not stickered, and held only accepted items, report it through My Monmouthshire. A sticker means the crew left it because of the contents, and it waits until you have sorted it for the next round. The red and purple page does not give a clock time for that report.

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

Good to know in Monmouthshire

  • The red bag is paper, cardboard, junk mail, newspapers, magazines, directories and catalogues. The purple bag is cans, plastic bottles, punnets, rinsed yoghurt pots, margarine tubs, empty aerosols, foil and drink cartons. Rinse containers in the washing-up water.
  • Soft plastics stay out of both bags. If they go in the kerbside service at all, they go in the black bags. Specialist points are listed on Wales Recycles. The red and purple page was last updated on 15th October 2026.
  • Lithium-ion batteries in phones, laptops and vapes are a fire risk in the vehicles and at disposal. They do not go in the recycling bags or the rubbish. Shops that sell vapes should take them back, and recycling centres take batteries, electricals and vapes.
  • Replacement red and purple bags come from a community hub, not from Gilwern Community Hub. They are for kerbside recycling only.
  • Rubbish has been limited to two bags a fortnight since 2013. The rubbish page says the county recycled 72% of household waste in 2023/24. Nappy and hygiene waste can have yellow bags, fortnightly with the rubbish, from a community hub. A household of more than five people can ask for advice. One extra rubbish bag is allowed on the first refuse day after Christmas.
  • Food liners can be the council's bags, or now a small plastic bag such as a bread bag or a frozen-food bag. Free bags, grey caddies and blue bins come from community hubs. Food is sent to anaerobic digestion in Bridgend. Garden waste is composted in Abergavenny, so kitchen food must not go in the garden bin.
  • Glass is usually collected with the rubbish because the vehicle has a separate compartment. Flats and sheltered housing may have a communal bin or a smaller container. Rural rounds use smaller vehicles. Boxes with handles are available for elderly and disabled residents. The glass page says purple bags containing glass are no longer collected, and that the glass is reprocessed in Cwmbran. That page was last updated on 28th January 2026.
  • Garden registration for 2026 is closed. The fortnightly window on the page runs from 2nd March 2026 to 4th December 2026, at £55 a bin, with no January 2027 collection. A wheeled bin is described as the equivalent of 3 of the old brown bags (80 litre each).

Bin questions in Monmouthshire

How many black bags will Monmouthshire take?

Two bags a fortnight, any black bags, no larger than 80 litres. Red and purple bags used for rubbish are left. Cold ash can go in a dustbin as well as the bags. One additional bag is allowed on the first refuse collection after Christmas. Put everything out by 7am.

How often are the red and purple bags collected?

The red and purple scheme page does not say. It says the reusable-bag rollout is complete, lists what each colour takes, and says a missed bag that was not stickered can be reported on My Monmouthshire. Food is weekly. Glass is fortnightly. Rubbish is fortnightly.

Is the Monmouthshire garden bin still open for 2026?

Registration is closed. The charge was £55 per bin, collected fortnightly from 2nd March 2026 to 4th December 2026, with no extra collection in January 2027. Grass, leaves, plants, weeds, cut flowers, small branches and vegetarian animal bedding are accepted. Soil, food, Japanese knotweed, ragwort and pet waste are not.

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