Non-metropolitan district · North West, England

Lancaster bin collection day

Everything you need for bin day in Lancaster: the official bin day checker, bank holiday changes and which bin is which. Lancaster City Council empties bins in 6 postcode districts, including LA1, LA2, LA3 and LA4, covering places such as Abbeystead, Arkholme and Aughton.

Check a postcode in Lancaster

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

Lancaster at a glance

148,119residents (2020)

567 km²area

6postcode districts

81places listed

About 148,119 people live in Lancaster (mid-2020 estimate) across 567 square kilometres. That makes it a mix of towns and countryside, where rural rounds can be long and run early.

Council: Lancaster City Council
Type: Non-metropolitan district
County council: Lancashire County Council
Region: North West

Who collects what in Lancaster

Lancaster City Council collects household bins, recycling, garden waste and bulky items. Lancashire 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 Lancaster. For tip opening hours, van permits or booking a tip slot, contact Lancashire County Council.

Bank holidays and Lancaster bin days

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

Postcode districts in Lancaster

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

• LA1
• LA2
• LA3
• LA4
• LA5
• LA6

Towns and villages in Lancaster

Bins in these places are collected by Lancaster.

• Abbeystead (LA2)
• Arkholme (LA6)
• Aughton (LA2)
• Bolton-le-Sands (LA5)
• Borwick (LA6)
• Bottom Head (LA2)
• Braides (LA2)
• Brookhouse (LA2)
• Bullpot Farm (LA6)
• Cantsfield (LA6)
• Capernwray (LA6)
• Carnforth (LA5)
• Caton (LA2)
• Chapel-le-Dale (LA6)
• Claughton (LA2)
• Clawthorpe (LA6)
• Cockerham (LA2)
• Conder Green (LA2)
• Cowan Bridge (LA6)
• Crossgill (LA2)
• Dolphinholme (LA2)
• Feizor (LA2)
• Galgate (LA2)
• Glasson (LA2)
• Gressingham (LA2)
• Halton (LA2)
• Heaton (LA3)
• Hest Bank (LA2)
• Heysham (LA3)
• Higher Thrushgill (LA2)
• Hornby (LA2)
• Hutton Roof (LA6)
• Ireby (LA6)
• Kearstwick (LA6)
• Keasden (LA2)
• Lancaster (LA1)
• Leck (LA6)
• Lee (LA2)
• Low Bentham (LA2)
• Lower Green Bank (LA2)
• Lower Thurnham (LA2)
• Lowgill (LA2)
• Marshaw (LA2)
• Melling (LA6)
• Middle Salter (LA2)
• Middleton (LA3)
• Mill Houses (LA2)
• Moor Cock (LA2)
• Morecambe (LA4)
• Nether Burrow (LA6)
• Nether Kellet (LA6)
• Newton (LA6)
• Nook (LA6)
• Old Town (LA6)
• Over Kellet (LA6)
• Overton (LA3)
• Oxcliffe Hill (LA3)
• Priest Hutton (LA6)
• Quernmore (LA2)
• Rigmaden Park (LA6)
• Sandylands (LA3)
• Scotforth (LA1)
• Silverdale (LA5)
• Skirwith (LA6)
• Slatenber (LA6)
• Slyne (LA2)
• Stodday (LA2)
• Tarnbrook (LA2)
• Tatham (LA2)
• Torrisholme (LA4)
• Tunstall (LA6)
• Upper Thurnham (LA2)
• Warton (LA5)
• Wennington (LA2)
• West End (LA4)
• Westhouse (LA6)
• Wharfe (LA2)
• Whittington (LA6)
• Wray (LA2)
• Yealand Conyers (LA5)
• Yealand Redmayne (LA5)

Councils near Lancaster

• Wyre bin collection
• Ribble Valley bin collection
• Preston bin collection
• Westmorland and Furness bin collection
• Fylde bin collection
• Blackpool bin collection

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