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Carmarthenshire bin collection day

Check your Carmarthenshire bin day, plan around bank holidays and set up free reminders for every collection. Carmarthenshire County Council empties bins in 18 postcode districts, including SA4, SA14, SA15 and SA16, covering places such as Aber Bowlan, Aber-banc and Abercrychan.

Check your Carmarthenshire bin day

Carmarthenshire publishes bin days on its own website. Use the official finder below to reach the right page, then pick your address.

GOV.UK bin day finder Carmarthenshire website

Once you have your dates, our bin calendar turns them into reminders.

Check a postcode in Carmarthenshire

Not sure whether your street is in Carmarthenshire? Postcode districts on council borders can be split, so enter your full postcode to check.

Carmarthenshire at a glance

Map showing where Carmarthenshire is in the UK

190,073residents (2020)

2,370 km²area

18postcode districts

255places listed

About 190,073 people live in Carmarthenshire (mid-2020 estimate) across 2,370 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

Council: Carmarthenshire County Council
Type: Welsh unitary authority
Region: Wales

Who collects what in Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire County Council is a single-tier council, so it runs bin collections, kerbside recycling, garden waste and the household waste recycling centres. Many Welsh councils ask you to sort recycling into separate boxes or bags at the kerb.

Bank holidays and Carmarthenshire bin days

When a bank holiday lands on or before your collection day, Carmarthenshire may collect as normal or move collections later in the week. These are the next bank holidays in England and Wales:

Date	Bank holiday
Friday, 25 December 2026	Christmas Day
Monday, 28 December 2026	Boxing Day (substitute day)
Friday, 1 January 2027	New Year's Day
Friday, 26 March 2027	Good Friday
Monday, 29 March 2027	Easter Monday

Christmas and New Year cause the biggest changes. See Christmas bin collections for what usually happens.

Recycling rules in Wales

Welsh councils have some of the highest household recycling rates in the world. Many collect recycling every week and ask households to sort materials into separate boxes, bags or caddies at the kerbside rather than mixing everything in one bin. General waste is often collected less often, and some councils limit how many black bags you can put out.

Welsh Government: recycling

Not sure which bin something goes in? Our which bin A to Z covers everyday items, and bin colours explained covers what each colour usually means. Carmarthenshire has the final say, so check its website if your bin label disagrees.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts. Districts marked on more than one council page cross a boundary.

Towns and villages in Carmarthenshire

Bins in these places are collected by Carmarthenshire (the first 160 of 255 alphabetically).

Aber Bowlan (SA19)
Aber-banc (SA44)
Abercrychan (SA20)
Abergorlech (SA32)
Abergwili (SA31)
Abernant (SA33)
Alltwalis (SA32)
Ammanford (SA18)
Babel (SA20)
Banc-y-ffordd (SA44)
Bancffosfelen (SA15)
Bancyfelin (SA33)
Bethlehem (SA19)
Betws (SA18)
Blaen-y-coed (SA33)
Blaengweche (SA18)
Blaenos (SA20)
Blaenwaun (SA34)
Brechfa (SA32)
Broadlay (SA17)
Broadoak (SA32)
Broadway (SA17, SA33)
Bron-y-Gaer (SA33)
Brook (SA33)
Bryn (SA14)
Burry Port (SA16)
Bwlch-clawdd (SA44)
Bwlchnewydd (SA33)
Bynea (SA14)
Caeo (SA19)
Capel Dewi (SA32)
Capel Gwyn (SA32)
Capel Gwynfe (SA19)
Capel Hendre (SA18)
Capel Isaac (SA19)
Capel Iwan (SA38)
Carmarthen (SA31)
Carmel (SA14)
Carway (SA17)
Castell Howell (SA44)
Cefn-y-pant (SA34)
Cefneithin (SA14)
Cilgwyn (SA20)
Cilycwm (SA20)
Cliff (SA17)
Court Henry (SA32)
Croes-Ian (SA44)
Croesyceiliog (SA32)
Cross Hands (SA14)
Crugybar (SA19)
Crwbin (SA17)
Cwmann (SA48)
Cwmbach (SA34)
Cwmdu (SA19)
Cwmduad (SA33)
Cwmfelin Boeth (SA34)
Cwmfelin Mynach (SA34)
Cwmffrwd (SA31)
Cwmgors (SA18)
Cwmisfael (SA32)
Cwmllyfri (SA33)
Cwmpengraig (SA44)
Cynghordy (SA20)
Cynheidre (SA15)
Cynwyl Elfed (SA33)
Dafen (SA14)
Derwydd (SA18)
Dinas (SA33)
Dol-gran (SA39)
Dolgarreg (SA20)
Drefach (SA14)
Dryslwyn (SA32)
Dyfatty (SA16)
Dyffryn Ceidrych (SA19)
Edwinsford (SA19)
Efailwen (SA66)
Esgair (SA33)
Felindre (SA19, SA32, SA44)
Felinfoel (SA14)
Felingwmuchaf (SA32)
Ferryside (SA17)
Ffairfach (SA19)
Ffarmers (SA19)
Fforest (SA4)
Ffostrasol (SA44)
Ffynnon-ddrain (SA31)
Five Roads (SA15)
Four Roads (SA17)
Garnant (SA18)
Garnswllt (SA18)
Garthynty (SA20)
Gellywen (SA33)
Glanaman (SA18)
Glanbran (SA20)
Glynarthen (SA44)
Glynteg (SA44)
Golden Grove (SA32)
Gorllwyn (SA33)
Gorslas (SA14)
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen (SA18)
Gwaun-leision (SA18)
Gwernogle (SA32)
Gwyddgrug (SA39)
Halfway (SA19)
Hebron (SA34)
Hendy (SA4)
Henllan (SA44)
Henllan Amgoed (SA34)
Heol-ddu (SA14)
Hermon (SA33)
Horeb (SA15, SA44)
Johnstown (SA31)
Kidwelly (SA17)
Laugharne (SA33)
Llanarthney (SA32)
Llanboidy (SA34)
Llandawke (SA33)
Llanddarog (SA32)
Llanddeusant (SA19)
Llanddowror (SA33)
Llandefaelog (SA17)
Llandeilo (SA19)
Llandeilo Abercywyn (SA33)
Llandovery (SA20)
Llandre (SA19, SA34)
Llandybie (SA18)
Llandyry (SA17)
Llanegwad (SA32)
Llanelli (SA15)
Llanfair-Orllwyn (SA44)
Llanfallteg (SA34)
Llanfallteg West (SA66)
Llanfihangel uwch-gwili (SA32)
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth (SA39)
Llanfynydd (SA32)
Llangadog (SA19)
Llangain (SA33)
Llangathen (SA32)
Llangeler (SA44)
Llangendeirne (SA17)
Llangennech (SA14)
Llanglydwen (SA34)
Llangunnor (SA31)
Llangynin (SA33)
Llangynog (SA33)
Llanllawddog (SA32)
Llanllwch (SA31)
Llanllwni (SA39)
Llanmiloe (SA33)
Llannon (SA14)
Llanpumsaint (SA33)
Llansadurnen (SA33)
Llansadwrn (SA19)
Llansaint (SA17)
Llansawel (SA19)
Llanstephan (SA33)
Llanwinio (SA34)
Llanwrda (SA19)
Llanybri (SA33)
Llanybydder (SA40)

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Carmarthenshire bin questions

How do I find my bin collection day in Carmarthenshire?

Enter your postcode on this page to confirm that Carmarthenshire collects your bins, then use the Carmarthenshire website. Pick your address and it shows the next date for each bin. Copy those dates into our bin calendar to get reminders.

Do Carmarthenshire bin days change on bank holidays?

Many councils keep normal collection days on most bank holidays and only change around Christmas and New Year, while others move every collection in a bank holiday week by a day. Carmarthenshire publishes any changes on its website before each holiday. Our bank holiday page lists the dates for England and Wales.

What should I do if Carmarthenshire misses my bin?

Check your bin day first, as collections sometimes run late into the evening. If the rest of your street has been emptied and yours has not, report it on the Carmarthenshire website, usually within one or two working days. Leave the bin out unless the council says otherwise. Our missed bin guide explains what to expect.

Does Carmarthenshire collect food waste?

Most councils in Wales collect food waste in a small kitchen caddy and a larger outdoor caddy, though some rural and island areas do not. Check the Carmarthenshire website for your address.

Where is the tip for Carmarthenshire?

Carmarthenshire or its waste partnership runs the local household waste recycling centres. Many tips now need a booking, and vans and trailers may need a permit, so check before you go.

Which postcodes does Carmarthenshire cover?

Carmarthenshire collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: SA4, SA14, SA15, SA16, SA17, SA18, SA19, SA20, SA31, SA32, SA33, SA34, SA38, SA39, SA40, SA44, SA48, SA66. Districts on the edge of the council area can be shared with a neighbouring council, so enter your full postcode to be sure.

Bin Collection Day is independent and not run by Carmarthenshire County Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.