Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England

Great Yarmouth bin collection day

Find your Great Yarmouth bin collection day, check what goes in each bin and see how bank holidays change collections. Great Yarmouth Borough Council empties bins in 4 postcode districts, including NR12, NR29, NR30 and NR31, covering places such as Belton, Bradwell and Burgh Castle.

Check a postcode in Great Yarmouth

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

Great Yarmouth at a glance

99,198residents (2020)

174 km²area

4postcode districts

33places listed

About 99,198 people live in Great Yarmouth (mid-2020 estimate) across 174 square kilometres. That makes it a mix of towns and countryside, where rural rounds can be long and run early.

Council: Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Type: Non-metropolitan district
County council: Norfolk County Council
Region: East of England

Who collects what in Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth Borough Council collects household bins, recycling, garden waste and bulky items. Norfolk 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 Great Yarmouth. For tip opening hours, van permits or booking a tip slot, contact Norfolk County Council.

Bank holidays and Great Yarmouth bin days

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

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

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth

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

• NR12
• NR29
• NR30
• NR31

Towns and villages in Great Yarmouth

Bins in these places are collected by Great Yarmouth.

• Belton (NR31)
• Bradwell (NR31)
• Burgh Castle (NR31)
• Burgh St Margaret (NR29)
• Caister-on-Sea (NR30)
• Catfield (NR29)
• Clippesby (NR29)
• Filby (NR29)
• Fritton (NR31)
• Gorleston on Sea (NR31)
• Great Yarmouth (NR30)
• Hemsby (NR29)
• Hickling (NR12)
• Hopton (NR31)
• Horsey (NR29)
• Ingham (NR12)
• Lessingham (NR12)
• Ludham (NR29)
• Martham (NR29)
• Mautby (NR29)
• Newport (NR29)
• Ormesby St Margaret (NR29)
• Potter Heigham (NR29)
• Rollesby (NR29)
• Sea Palling (NR12)
• Southtown (NR31)
• Stokesby (NR29)
• Sutton (NR12)
• Thurne (NR29)
• Waxham (NR12)
• West Caister (NR30)
• West End (NR30)
• Winterton-on-Sea (NR29)

Councils near Great Yarmouth

• Broadland bin collection
• Norwich bin collection
• South Norfolk bin collection
• North Norfolk bin collection
• East Suffolk bin collection
• Breckland bin collection

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