Unitary authority · North East, England

County Durham bin collection day

Check your County Durham bin day, plan around bank holidays and set up free reminders for every collection. Durham County Council empties bins in 28 postcode districts, including DH1, DH2, DH3 and DH4, covering places such as Allensford, Annfield Plain and Aycliffe.

Check your County Durham 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 County Durham bin day checker Make a reminder calendar

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

Check a postcode in County Durham

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

County Durham at a glance

Map showing where County Durham is in the UK

533,149residents (2020)

2,226 km²area

28postcode districts

222places listed

About 533,149 people live in County Durham (mid-2020 estimate) across 2,226 square kilometres. That makes it a mix of towns and countryside, where rural rounds can be long and run early.

Council: Durham County Council
Type: Unitary authority
Region: North East

Who collects what in County Durham

Durham County 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 County Durham bin days

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

Postcode districts in County Durham

County Durham 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 County Durham

Bins in these places are collected by County Durham (the first 160 of 222 alphabetically).

Allensford (DH8)
Annfield Plain (DH9)
Aycliffe (DL5)
Barnard Castle (DL12)
Barningham (DL11)
Beamish (DH9)
Bearpark (DH7)
Bedburn (DL13)
Belmont (DH97, DH98, DH99)
Bildershaw (DL14)
Billy Row (DL15)
Bishop Auckland (DL14)
Bishop Middleham (DL17)
Blackhall Colliery (TS27)
Bolam (DL2)
Boldron (DL12)
Bournmoor (DH4)
Bowbank (DL12)
Bowburn (DH6)
Bowes (DL12)
Bradbury (TS21)
Brancepeth (DH7)
Brandon (DH7)
Brignall (DL12)
Burnhope (DH7)
Burnopfield (NE16)
Burnt Houses (DL13)
Butsfield (DL13)
Byers Green (DL16)
Carrville (DH1)
Carterway Heads (DH8)
Cassop (DH6)
Castle Eden (TS27)
Castleside (DH8)
Chester-le-Street (DH3)
Chilton (DL17)
Cleatlam (DL2)
Cockfield (DL13)
Cold Hesledon (SR7)
Consett (DH8)
Copley (DL13)
Cornforth (DL17)
Cornsay (DH7)
Cornsay Colliery (DH7)
Cotherstone (DL12)
Coundon (DL14)
Coundon Grange (DL14)
Cowshill (DL13)
Coxhoe (DH6)
Craghead (DH9)
Crawleyside (DL13)
Crook (DL15)
Croxdale (DH6)
Daddry Shield (DL13)
Dalton-le-Dale (SR7)
Dean Bank (DL17)
Delves (DH8)
Dipton (DH9)
Durham (DH1)
Easington (SR8)
Easington Colliery (SR8)
East Hedleyhope (DL13)
Eastgate (DL13)
Ebchester (DH8)
Edmondsley (DH2)
Edmundbyres (DH8)
Eggleston (DL12)
Elstob (TS21)
Esh (DH7)
Esh Winning (DH7)
Evenwood (DL14)
Ferryhill (DL17)
Fir Tree (DL15)
Fishburn (TS21)
Forest-in-Teesdale (DL12)
Foxton (TS21)
Framwellgate Moor (DH1)
Frosterley (DL13)
Gainford (DL2)
Gateshead (DH98)
Gilmonby (DL12)
Grange Villa (DH2)
Grassholme (DL12)
Great Lumley (DH3)
Greencroft Hall (DH7)
Greta Bridge (DL12)
Hamsterley (DL13)
Haswell (DH6)
Hawthorn (SR7)
Headlam (DL2)
Healeyfield (DH8)
Hesleden (TS27)
Hett (DH6)
High Etherley (DL14)
High Grange (DL15)
Hill End (DL13)
Hilton (DL2)
Holmside (DH7)
Holwick (DL12)
Horden (SR8)
Howden-le-Wear (DL15)
Hunderthwaite (DL12)
Hunstanworth (DH8)
Hunwick (DL15)
Hury (DL12)
Hutton Henry (TS27)
Hutton Magna (DL11)
Ingleton (DL2)
Ireshopeburn (DL13)
Iveston (DH8)
Kelloe (DH6)
Kiln Pit Hill (DH8)
Kimblesworth (DH2)
Kinninvie (DL12)
Kirk Merrington (DL16)
Knitsley (DH8)
Lanchester (DH7)
Langdon Beck (DL12)
Langley Moor (DH7)
Langley Park (DH7)
Langton (DL2)
Lartington (DL12)
Leadgate (DH8)
Little Thorpe (SR8)
Littletown (DH6)
Low Etherley (DL14)
Low Redford (DL13)
Ludworth (DH6)
Maiden Law (DH7)
Medomsley (DH8)
Mickleton (DL12)
Middlestone Moor (DL16)
Middleton-in-Teesdale (DL12)
Middridge (DL4)
Mordon (TS21)
Morley (DL14)
Muggleswick (DH8)
Murton (SR7)
Neville's Cross ED (DH97, DH99)
Newbiggin (DL12)
Newfield (DH2, DL14)
Newlands (DH8)
Newton Aycliffe (DL5)
Oakenshaw (DL15)
Ouston (DH2)
Ovington (DL11)
Pelton (DH2)
Peterlee (SR8)
Pity Me (DH1)
Plawsworth (DH2)
Quarrington Hill (DH6)
Quebec (DH7)
Romaldkirk (DL12)
Rookhope (DL13)
Rowley (DH8)
Ruffside (DH8)
Rushyford (DL17)
Sacriston (DH7)
Satley (DL13)
Scargill (DL12)

Councils near County Durham

County Durham bin questions

How do I find my bin collection day in County Durham?

Enter your postcode on this page to confirm that County Durham collects your bins, then use the County Durham 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 County Durham 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. County Durham 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 County Durham 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 County Durham 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 County Durham 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 County Durham website if you have not received a food caddy yet.

Where is the tip for County Durham?

County Durham 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 County Durham cover?

County Durham collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: DH1, DH2, DH3, DH4, DH6, DH7, DH8, DH9, DH97, DH98, DH99, DL2, DL4, DL5, DL11, DL12, DL13, DL14, DL15, DL16, DL17, NE16, SR7, SR8, TS21, TS27, TS28, TS29. 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 Durham County Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.