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Wrexham bin collection days

Wrexham empties a 240 litre black or blue household bin once a fortnight and does not take side waste. Recycling boxes or a wheelie box, and the food caddy, are every week on the bin day. A green garden bin is only for people who have paid, and it fills the week the rubbish bin stays in, except in winter.

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

What goes in each bin

240 litre black or blue household waste bin · General waste

Bin · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Household waste that cannot be recycled or composted, including crisp packets, sweet and chocolate wrappers, plastic wrapping, cling film, bubble wrap, polystyrene and nappies

Not in this one

  • Anything that could go in the other containers
  • Side waste

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

Green box, or the middle tray of a wheelie box · Mixed recycling

Box · Every week

Yes please

  • Plastic bottles, pots, trays and tubs
  • Cans, tins, aerosols, clean foil and metal lids
  • Waxed food and drink cartons

Not in this one

  • Broken glass, dirty nappies, cling film and crisp packets, which the same page lists under no thanks for the boxes

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

Black box, or the bottom tray of a wheelie box · Glass

Box · Every week

Yes please

  • Glass bottles
  • Glass jars, with metal lids moved to the plastics container

Not in this one

  • Broken glass
  • Dirty nappies, cling film and crisp packets

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

Blue sack, or the top tray of a wheelie box · Paper and card

Sack · Every week

Yes please

  • Cardboard packaging and corrugated cardboard, ripped up if the box is large
  • Junk mail, newspapers, magazines, yellow pages, catalogues and envelopes
  • Shredded paper, paper toilet tubes and cardboard egg boxes

Not in this one

  • Broken glass, dirty nappies, cling film and crisp packets

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

Kerbside food caddy · Food waste

Caddy · Every week

Yes please

  • Out-of-date or mouldy food
  • Fruit and vegetables, raw or cooked, and peelings
  • Meat and fish, raw or cooked, and bones
  • Egg shells, tea bags, coffee grounds and uneaten food from a plate
  • Semi-liquid foods such as eggs and yoghurt

Not in this one

  • Food packaging and plastic carrier bags
  • Other household or garden waste
  • Liquids such as oil, milk or juice

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

Green garden bin for households that have subscribed · Garden waste

Bin

Yes please

  • Grass cuttings, hedge and shrub prunings, twigs and small branches
  • Weeds, plants, dead flowers, leaves and bark

Not in this one

  • Soil, wood, bricks, stones and ash
  • Japanese knotweed
  • Plastic bags, pet bedding, pet and animal faeces
  • Cardboard, newspapers, food waste and general waste

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

Check your bin day

Use Wrexham’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.wrexham.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 Wrexham. Check them on the council’s site (opens in a new tab) (www.wrexham.gov.uk).

240 litre black or blue household waste bin · General waste

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

Green box, or the middle tray of a wheelie box · Mixed recycling

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

Black box, or the bottom tray of a wheelie box · Glass

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

Blue sack, or the top tray of a wheelie box · Paper and card

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

Kerbside food caddy · Food waste

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

Green garden bin for households that have subscribed · Garden waste

Add to calendar

A private calendar link for the pattern you entered, with an alert at 6pm the evening before. The link contains those days. BinWeek does not keep a copy, and anyone with the link can see them.

Email me the night before

You can still add these days to your calendar.

How often each bin is collected

Collection frequency by bin for Wrexham
BinCollected
240 litre black or blue household waste bin · General wasteEvery two weeks
Green box, or the middle tray of a wheelie box · Mixed recyclingEvery week
Black box, or the bottom tray of a wheelie box · GlassEvery week
Blue sack, or the top tray of a wheelie box · Paper and cardEvery week
Kerbside food caddy · Food wasteEvery week

Garden waste

Garden waste is a paid-for service. The garden bin costs £35 per bin for 2026/27. The council dates that service from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027, and you can join during the year. An extra bin costs £26.50 to buy, and it still needs the annual collection charge. There are no concessions. Wrexham aims for a minimum of 15 garden waste collections a year. The bin goes out by 7.30 am. April and May follow an adjusted timetable because of bank holidays, and December, January and February are collected on a reduced basis. This year there is no sticker: the logistics system records who has paid, and the council asks you to put the house name or number on the green bin.

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

If your bin was missed

Put the bin and the recycling container out by 7.30am. Household waste is collected on alternate weeks. Recycling and food are collected every week, on the same day as the bin. If you subscribe, the green bin is the week the black or blue bin is not, except from December to February when green bins are emptied monthly. The bins and recycling page is where Wrexham links the missed-collection report. The garden service page says a bin that missed 7.30 am, or that holds the wrong items or is too heavy, may not be emptied, and that genuine misses are rare.

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

Good to know in Wrexham

  • Homes have either a green box, a black box and a blue sack, or a wheelie box with the same jobs split across the top, middle and bottom trays. Large cardboard is ripped up and put inside the sack or the top tray. Glass jars lose their metal lids to the plastics container.
  • Crisp packets, sweet wrappers, plastic wrapping, cling film, bubble wrap, polystyrene and nappies are black-bin or blue-bin waste in Wrexham, not recycling. Broken glass is refused from the boxes.
  • Food caddy liners should carry the European Bioplastics logo if you buy your own. Free liners can be requested by tying an empty liner to the caddy handle. Plastic carrier bags are refused. Liquids are refused because of bin juice; eggs and yoghurt are allowed.
  • Communal recycling bins take paper, card, plastics, glass, tins and cans. They do not take food and drink cartons, which go to a household recycling centre instead, and they do not take carrier bags.
  • Email reminders arrive the day before collection if you sign up. Bank holiday changes cover Easter, May, August, Christmas and New Year. The when-are page says days change in that period and sends you to the bin-day checker. It does not publish a 2026 Christmas calendar.
  • Severe weather can suspend collections. The council points to its news blog and social accounts for that, not to a standing substitute day.
  • The bins and recycling page links a missed-bin report, a new-bin request, assisted collections and bulky item removal. The report form's deadline is not written on the when-are page or the what-goes page.

Bin questions in Wrexham

Which week is the Wrexham green bin?

The black or blue bin goes one week and a subscribed green bin the next. From December to February the green bin is monthly instead. Recycling and food still go every week, on the bin day, and everything should be out by 7.30am.

What does a Wrexham garden subscription cost?

£35 per bin for 2026/27, dated by the council from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027. Buying another bin is £26.50, plus the annual charge to have it emptied. The aim is a minimum of 15 garden waste collections a year, with no sticker this year and no concessions.

Where is the Wrexham missed-bin report?

The bins and recycling page links a report a missed bin collection, next to the bin-day checker, the garden service and bulky item removal. The page itself does not say how long you have to report.

Can I leave an extra bag beside the Wrexham bin?

No. A 240 litre household bin is collected once a fortnight and side waste is not collected. Recycling that fits the boxes or sack goes every week, so wrappers and nappies are the sort of thing the black or blue bin is for.

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