Unitary authority · South West, England

Cornwall bin collection day

Check your Cornwall bin day, plan around bank holidays and set up free reminders for every collection. Cornwall Council empties bins in 46 postcode districts, including EX22, EX23, PL10 and PL11, covering places such as Albaston, Altarnun and Amalebra.

Check your Cornwall bin day

Cornwall 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 Cornwall website

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

Check a postcode in Cornwall

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

Cornwall at a glance

573,299residents (2020)

3,545 km²area

46postcode districts

607places listed

About 573,299 people live in Cornwall (mid-2020 estimate) across 3,545 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

Council: Cornwall Council
Type: Unitary authority
Region: South West

Who collects what in Cornwall

Cornwall Council is a unitary council, so it handles both bin collections and the household waste recycling centres (the tips). One website covers your bin day, missed bins, garden waste, bulky waste and tip bookings.

Bank holidays and Cornwall bin days

When a bank holiday lands on or before your collection day, Cornwall 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 England

Under Simpler Recycling, councils in England must collect the same core recycling from every home: paper and card, glass, metal, plastic (including cartons), food waste every week, and garden waste for households that ask and pay any charge. The rules applied from 31 March 2026, with plastic film and bags joining the plastic stream from 31 March 2027. Councils still choose their own bins, colours and rotas.

GOV.UK: Simpler Recycling household guidance

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. Cornwall has the final say, so check its website if your bin label disagrees.

Postcode districts in Cornwall

Cornwall 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 Cornwall

Bins in these places are collected by Cornwall (the first 160 of 607 alphabetically).

Albaston (PL18)
Altarnun (PL15)
Amalebra (TR20)
Angarrack (TR27)
Antony (PL11)
Ashton (PL17, TR13)
Baldhu (TR3)
Barripper (TR14)
Bathpool (PL15)
Belowda (PL26)
Bennacott (PL15)
Berepper (TR12)
Bilberry (PL26)
Bissoe (TR4)
Black Cross (TR8)
Blackwater (TR4)
Blisland (PL30)
Blue Anchor (TR8)
Blunts (PL12)
Bocaddon (PL13)
Boconnoc (PL22)
Bodieve (PL27)
Bodinnick (PL23)
Bodmin (PL31)
Bodwen (PL26)
Bohortha (TR2)
Bojewyan (TR19)
Boleigh (TR19)
Bolingey (TR6)
Bolventor (PL15)
Bosavern (TR19)
Boscastle (PL35)
Boscoppa (PL25)
Bossiney (PL34)
Boswinger (PL26)
Botallack (TR19)
Botusfleming (PL12)
Boyton (PL15)
Brane (TR19)
Bray Shop (PL17)
Brazacott (PL15)
Breage (TR13)
Bridge (TR16)
Bridgend (PL22)
Bridgetown (PL15)
Brighton (TR2)
Brill (TR11)
Bude (EX23)
Budock Water (TR11)
Bugle (PL26)
Burlawn (PL27)
Burras (TR13)
Buryas Bridge (TR20)
Bylane End (PL14)
Cadgwith (TR12)
Callestick (TR4)
Callington (PL17)
Calstock (PL18)
Camborne (TR14)
Camelford (PL32)
Canon's Town (TR27)
Canworthy Water (PL15)
Carbis Bay (TR26)
Carclew (TR3)
Cardinham (PL30)
Cargreen (PL12)
Carharrack (TR16)
Carines (TR8)
Carkeel (PL12)
Carland Cross (TR8)
Carlyon Bay (PL25)
Carn Brea (TR15)
Carne (TR2)
Carnhell Green (TR14)
Carnon Downs (TR3)
Carnyorth (TR19)
Carthew (PL26)
Catchall (TR20)
Caudworthy (PL15)
Cawsand (PL10)
Chacewater (TR4)
Chapel Amble (PL27)
Chapel Town (TR8)
Chapman's Well (PL15)
Charlestown (PL25)
Chilsworthy (PL18)
Chyandour (TR18)
Clubworthy (PL15)
Coad's Green (PL15)
Codda (PL15)
Colan (TR8)
Common Moor (PL14)
Congdon's Shop (PL15)
Connor Downs (TR27)
Constantine (TR11)
Coombe (EX23, PL26, TR14)
Coppathorne (EX23)
Couch's Mill (PL22)
Crackington (EX23)
Crackington Haven (EX23)
Crafthole (PL11)
Crantock (TR8)
Creed (TR2)
Cremyll (PL10)
Cripplesease (TR20)
Cross Green (PL15)
Crosslanes (TR12)
Crowan (TR14)
Crowlas (TR20)
Crowntown (TR13)
Crows-an-wra (TR19)
Crugmeer (PL28)
Cubert (TR8)
Cury (TR12)
Darite (PL14)
Davidstow (PL32)
Delabole (PL33)
Devoran (TR3)
Dobwalls (PL14)
Doublebois (PL14)
Downderry (PL11)
Downgate (PL17)
Downhead (PL15)
Duloe (PL14)
Dunmere (PL31)
East Looe (PL13)
East Panson (PL15)
East Taphouse (PL14)
Eastcott (EX23)
Edgcumbe (TR10)
Egloshayle (PL27)
Egloskerry (PL15)
Falmouth (TR11)
Feock (TR3)
Fivelanes (PL15)
Flexbury (EX23)
Flushing (TR11)
Four Lanes (TR16)
Fowey (PL23)
Foxhole (PL26)
Fraddam (TR27)
Fraddon (TR9)
Freathy (PL10)
Garras (TR12)
Germoe (TR20)
Gerrans (TR2)
Gloweth (TR1)
Godolphin Cross (TR13)
Golant (PL23)
Golberdon (PL17)
Goldsithney (TR20)
Goonbell (TR5)
Goonhavern (TR4)
Gooseham (EX23)
Gorran Churchtown (PL26)
Gorran Haven (PL26)
Grade (TR12)
Grampound (TR2)
Grampound Road (TR2)
Gridley Corner (PL15)

Councils near Cornwall

Cornwall bin questions

How do I find my bin collection day in Cornwall?

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

Do Cornwall 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. Cornwall 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 Cornwall 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 Cornwall 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 Cornwall collect food waste?

Under Simpler Recycling, councils in England must collect food waste every week from all households, free of charge, from 31 March 2026. A few councils were given a later start date, so check the Cornwall website if you have not received a food caddy yet.

Where is the tip for Cornwall?

Cornwall 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 Cornwall cover?

Cornwall collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: EX22, EX23, PL10, PL11, PL12, PL13, PL14, PL15, PL17, PL18, PL22, PL23, PL24, PL25, PL26, PL27, PL28, PL29, PL30, PL31, PL32, PL33, PL34, PL35, TR1, TR2, TR3, TR4, TR5, TR6, TR7, TR8, TR9, TR10, TR11, TR12, TR13, TR14, TR15, TR16, TR17, TR18, TR19, TR20, TR26, TR27. 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 Cornwall Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.