Non-metropolitan district · South West, England

Cotswold bin collection day

Find your Cotswold bin collection day, check what goes in each bin and see how bank holidays change collections. Cotswold District Council empties bins in 11 postcode districts, including GL4, GL7, GL8 and GL9, covering places such as Ablington, Adlestrop and Aldsworth.

Check your Cotswold bin day

The quickest way to see the next date for each of your bins is the council's own checker. Pick your address and it lists every collection.

Open the Cotswold bin day checker Make a reminder calendar

Link goes to community.cotswold.gov.uk. If it has moved, use the GOV.UK bin day finder or the council website.

Check a postcode in Cotswold

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

Cotswold at a glance

90,264residents (2020)

1,165 km²area

11postcode districts

166places listed

About 90,264 people live in Cotswold (mid-2020 estimate) across 1,165 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

Council: Cotswold District Council
Type: Non-metropolitan district
County council: Gloucestershire County Council
Region: South West

Who collects what in Cotswold

Cotswold District Council collects household bins, recycling, garden waste and bulky items. Gloucestershire County Council is the waste disposal authority, so it runs the household waste recycling centres (the tips) and decides where the waste goes after collection. If you have a question about your bin day, missed bins or new bins, contact Cotswold. For tip opening hours, van permits or booking a tip slot, contact Gloucestershire County Council.

Bank holidays and Cotswold bin days

When a bank holiday lands on or before your collection day, Cotswold 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. Cotswold has the final say, so check its website if your bin label disagrees.

Postcode districts in Cotswold

Cotswold 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 Cotswold

Bins in these places are collected by Cotswold (the first 160 of 166 alphabetically).

Ablington (GL7)
Adlestrop (GL56)
Aldsworth (GL54)
Ampney Crucis (GL7)
Ampney St Mary (GL7)
Ampney St Peter (GL7)
Andoversford (GL54)
Arlington (GL7)
Ashley (GL8)
Aston Magna (GL56)
Aston Subedge (GL55)
Avening (GL8)
Bagendon (GL7)
Barnsley (GL7)
Barton (GL54)
Batsford (GL56)
Baunton (GL7)
Beverstone (GL8)
Bibury (GL7)
Birdlip (GL4)
Bledington (OX7)
Blockley (GL56)
Bourton-on-the-Hill (GL56)
Bourton-on-the-Water (GL54)
Brimpsfield (GL4)
Broad Campden (GL55)
Broadwell (GL56)
Broughton Poggs (GL7)
Calmsden (GL7)
Cerney Wick (GL7)
Charingworth (GL55)
Chedworth (GL54)
Cherington (GL8)
Chipping Campden (GL55)
Cirencester (GL7)
Clapton-on-the-Hill (GL54)
Coates (GL7)
Coberley (GL53)
Cold Aston (GL54)
Colesbourne (GL53)
Coln Rogers (GL54)
Coln St Aldwyns (GL7)
Coln St Dennis (GL54)
Compton Abdale (GL54)
Condicote (GL54)
Cowley (GL53)
Culkerton (GL8)
Cutsdean (GL54)
Daglingworth (GL7)
Daylesford (GL56)
Didmarton (GL9)
Donnington (GL56)
Doughton (GL8)
Dowdeswell (GL54)
Down Ampney (GL7)
Draycott (GL56)
Driffield (GL7)
Dunfield (GL7)
Duntisbourne Abbots (GL7)
Duntisbourne Leer (GL7)
Duntisbourne Rouse (GL7)
Eastington (GL54)
Eastleach Martin (GL7)
Eastleach Turville (GL7)
Ebrington (GL55)
Elkstone (GL53)
Evenlode (GL56)
Ewen (GL7)
Fairford (GL7)
Farmcote (GL54)
Farmington (GL54)
Filkins (GL7)
Ford (GL54)
Foss Cross (GL54)
Fossebridge (GL54)
Foxcote (GL54)
Fyfield (GL7)
Great Barrington (OX18)
Great Rissington (GL54)
Greet (GL54)
Guiting Power (GL54)
Hampnett (GL54)
Harnhill (GL7)
Hatherop (GL7)
Hazleton (GL54)
Hidcote Boyce (GL55)
Icomb (GL54)
Kemble (GL7)
Kempsford (GL7)
Kencott (GL7)
Kilkenny (GL54)
Kineton (GL54)
Kingscote (GL8)
Knockdown (GL8)
Lasborough (GL8)
Lechlade (GL7)
Leck-hampton (GL53)
Leighterton (GL8)
Little Barrington (OX18)
Little Rissington (GL54)
Long Newnton (GL8)
Longborough (GL56)
Lower Lemington (GL56)
Lower Oddington (GL56)
Lower Slaughter (GL54)
Lower Swell (GL54)
Maugersbury (GL54)
Meysey Hampton (GL7)
Mickleton (GL55)
Moreton-in-Marsh (GL56)
Naunton (GL54)
New Town (GL54)
Newington Bagpath (GL8)
North Cerney (GL7)
Northleach (GL54)
Notgrove (GL54)
Oldbury on the Hill (GL9)
Paxford (GL55)
Pilley (GL53)
Poole Keynes (GL7)
Poulton (GL7)
Preston (GL7)
Quenington (GL7)
Rendcomb (GL7)
Rodmarton (GL7)
Salperton (GL54)
Sapperton (GL7)
Seven Springs (GL53)
Sevenhampton (GL54)
Sherborne (GL54)
Shipton (GL54)
Shipton Moyne (GL8)
Shorncote (GL7)
Siddington (GL7)
Somerford Keynes (GL7)
South Cerney (GL7)
Southrop (GL7)
Stow-on-the-Wold (GL54)
Stowell (GL54)
Stratton (GL7)
Sunhill (GL7)
Syde (GL53)
Tarlton (GL7)
Temple Guiting (GL54)
Tetbury (GL8)
Tetbury Upton (GL8)
Todenham (GL56)
Turkdean (GL54)
Ullenwood (GL53)
Upper Coberley (GL53)
Upper Oddington (GL56)
Upper Slaughter (GL54)
Upper Swell (GL54)
Weston Subedge (GL55)
Westonbirt (GL8)
Whelford (GL7)
Whittington (GL54)
Willersey (WR12)
Willesley (GL8)
Windrush (OX18)

Councils near Cotswold

Cotswold bin questions

How do I find my bin collection day in Cotswold?

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

Do Cotswold 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. Cotswold 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 Cotswold 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 Cotswold 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 Cotswold 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 Cotswold website if you have not received a food caddy yet.

Where is the tip for Cotswold?

Household waste recycling centres in Cotswold are run by Gloucestershire County Council, not by Cotswold. Many now ask you to book a slot, and vans and trailers may need a permit.

Which postcodes does Cotswold cover?

Cotswold collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: GL4, GL7, GL8, GL9, GL53, GL54, GL55, GL56, OX7, OX18, WR12. 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 Cotswold District Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.