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Rossendale bin collection days

Rossendale's green bin is general waste. The blue bin is glass, cans and plastics. The grey bin, or an aqua sack, is paper and cardboard. The brown bin is paid garden waste, collected fortnightly. Food caddies are a weekly round from the week of 6th April 2026. The green, blue and grey pages do not say how often those three bins are emptied.

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

What goes in each bin

Green general waste bin · General waste

Bin

Yes please

  • Non-recyclable items, plastic carrier bags and other non-recyclable plastics
  • Disposable nappies, hard plastics such as coat hangers, and food pouches
  • Crisp packets, waxed containers, pots and pans
  • Polystyrene, including takeaway containers, and bubble wrap

Not in this one

  • Items that belong in the recycling bins, including glass bottles, cans and paper
  • Electrical items, batteries, vapes, hazardous waste and hot ashes
  • DIY waste, rubble, gas cylinders, paint, oil, garden waste, soil and food waste

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

Blue recycling bin · Mixed recycling

Bin

Yes please

  • Aerosol cans, food and drink cans and tins, and clean foil and foil trays
  • Glass bottles and jars with lids on, including perfume and aftershave bottles
  • Plastic bottles with lids on, pots, tubes, trays, cleaning bottles and toiletry bottles
  • Coloured food trays, toothpaste tubes, bottle lids and Tetra Pak or fruit juice cartons

Not in this one

  • Household waste, cling film, engine oil bottles and plastic bags
  • Polystyrene, plastic toys, window glass, Pyrex and hosepipes
  • Garden furniture, textiles, batteries and vapes

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

Grey paper and cardboard bin · Paper and card

Bin

Yes please

  • Paper, newspapers, magazines, catalogues, brochures, junk mail and envelopes
  • Cardboard tubes, boxes, egg boxes and household packaging with films removed
  • Cardboard Pringles tubs with the foil and lid removed, and cardboard cigarette packs
  • Shredded paper in a cardboard box or paper bag, paperback books, greeting cards and matt gift wrap

Not in this one

  • Padded bags, foil-backed or plastic-backed paper, and glossy or metallic gift wrap
  • Tetra Pak and fruit juice cartons, which the blue bin takes
  • Greasy pizza boxes, waxed containers, takeaway boxes and hardback books
  • Wallpaper, tissues, plastic film, bubble wrap, plastic bags, batteries and vapes

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

Brown garden bin · Garden waste

Bin · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Cut flowers, grass cuttings, hedge trimmings and leaves
  • Bark, plants, twigs and small branches

Not in this one

  • Household waste, kitchen and food waste, and large branches or tree segments
  • Large planks, pieces of wood, pet waste, rubble, stones and soil
  • Tubs, pots, grass sods, cardboard, paper, plastic and turf
  • Batteries and vapes

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

Food waste caddy · Food waste

Caddy · Every week

Yes please

  • Meal leftovers, plate scrapings, tea bags and coffee grounds
  • Meat and fish, raw or cooked, including bones and shells, and hard fats
  • Eggs and eggshells, dairy, fruit, salad, vegetables and windfall fruit
  • Bread, cakes, pasta, rice, beans, pulses and pet food

Not in this one

  • Household waste, packaging, liquids such as milk, and oil or liquid fat
  • Flowers, plastic bags, plastic film, garden waste, batteries and vapes

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

Check your bin day

Use Rossendale’s own page for your bin day

The council publishes only a generic calendar, not a per-address lookup BinWeek can read, so the page links to the council's own finder.

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

How often each bin is collected

Collection frequency by bin for Rossendale
BinCollected
Brown garden bin · Garden wasteEvery two weeks
Food waste caddy · Food wasteEvery week

Food waste and the national recycling rules

Rossendale collects food waste every week. Weekly food collections start from the week commencing 6th April 2026. Do not put the caddy out before then. Homes get a 5-litre kitchen caddy and a 23-litre lockable caddy. Areas collected with a small vehicle were due caddies in May 2026 and collections in June 2026. Until a home's round starts, food stays in the green bin. Put the caddy out by 6.45am.

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

Garden waste

Garden waste is a paid-for service. The garden waste page says £50 a year for one bin and £30 for each extra bin, for nine months from March to the end of November, with no part-year discount. The what-goes-in pages still say £48 a year for one bin. Pay by card online or on 01706 217777. Fortnightly. A permit goes on the rear of the bin. The page said stickers were delayed into early March and that a bin could still go out on the first March collection if the sticker had not arrived. Put it out by 6.45am.

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

If your bin was missed

The green, blue, grey and brown bin pages do not give a missed-collection form or a deadline. Garden subscription calls go to 01706 217777 in office hours. Food caddy liners, if you forget to tie one to the outdoor caddy, can be collected free from the libraries and leisure sites named on the food page, one roll per household per visit.

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

Good to know in Rossendale

  • Blue bin items have to be clean and empty. Glass lids stay on. Grey bin shredded paper should sit in a box or a paper bag. Tetra Paks are in the blue bin list and in the grey bin's leave-out list.
  • The garden fee is not the same on every page. The garden waste page says £50, and £30 for another bin, March to the end of November. Each what-goes-in page says £48 for one bin. There is no part-year reduction on the garden page.
  • Food liners are free for residents, not for trade use, from places including Haslingden Community Link, Haslingden Library, Bacup Library, Rawtenstall's Whitaker Museum, Marl Pits, the customer hub at Future Park in Bacup, and Whitworth Civic Hall and library. The food page lists the full set of addresses.
  • The food page says 60% of UK food waste is from households. Communal properties may get a shared 140-litre or 240-litre bin, or their own 23-litre caddy, plus a 5-litre kitchen caddy.

Bin questions in Rossendale

Which Rossendale bin is rubbish?

The green bin. Nappies, carrier bags, crisp packets, polystyrene and pots and pans go in it. Glass, cans, paper, food waste, garden waste, batteries and vapes do not. The page does not say if that bin is weekly or fortnightly.

When did Rossendale food waste collection start?

The week commencing 6th April 2026, weekly, by 6.45am. Streets on the small vehicle were scheduled for June 2026. Do not put a caddy out before your own start. Food still goes in the green bin until then.

How much is a Rossendale garden bin?

The garden page says £50 for the first bin and £30 for each extra one, fortnightly from March to the end of November. The bin-contents pages say £48. Out by 6.45am. Phone 01706 217777.

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