Unitary authority · South East, England

Milton Keynes bin collection day

Find your Milton Keynes bin collection day, check what goes in each bin and see how bank holidays change collections. Milton Keynes Council empties bins in 21 postcode districts, including MK1, MK2, MK3 and MK4, covering places such as Abbey Hill, Astwood and Bletchley.

Check a postcode in Milton Keynes

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

Milton Keynes at a glance

270,203residents (2020)

309 km²area

21postcode districts

50places listed

About 270,203 people live in Milton Keynes (mid-2020 estimate) across 309 square kilometres. That makes it a mostly urban and suburban area.

Council: Milton Keynes Council
Type: Unitary authority
Region: South East

Who collects what in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes bin days

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

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes

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

• MK1
• MK2
• MK3
• MK4
• MK5
• MK6
• MK7
• MK8
• MK9
• MK10
• MK11
• MK12
• MK13
• MK14
• MK15
• MK16
• MK17
• MK19
• MK43
• MK46
• MK77

Towns and villages in Milton Keynes

Bins in these places are collected by Milton Keynes.

• Abbey Hill (MK77)
• Astwood (MK16)
• Bletchley (MK3)
• Bow Brickhill (MK17)
• Bradwell (MK13)
• Broughton (MK16)
• Calverton (MK19)
• Castlethorpe (MK19)
• Chicheley (MK16)
• Clifton Reynes (MK46)
• Cold Brayfield (MK46)
• Emberton (MK46)
• Fenny Stratford (MK2)
• Filgrave (MK16)
• Gayhurst (MK16)
• Great Linford (MK14)
• Great Woolstone (MK6)
• Hanslope (MK19)
• Hardmead (MK16)
• Haversham (MK19)
• Lathbury (MK16)
• Lavendon (MK46)
• Little Brickhill (MK17)
• Little Linford (MK19)
• Little Woolstone (MK6)
• Loughton (MK5)
• Milton Keynes (MK1, MK4, MK6, MK8, MK9)
• Milton Keynes Village (MK10)
• Moulsoe (MK16)
• New Bradwell (MK13)
• Newport Pagnell (MK16)
• Newton Blossomville (MK43)
• North Crawley (MK16)
• Old Wolverton (MK12)
• Olney (MK46)
• Ravenstone (MK46)
• Shenley Brook End (MK5)
• Shenley Church End (MK5)
• Sherington (MK16)
• Simpson (MK6)
• Stoke Goldington (MK16)
• Stony Stratford (MK11)
• Tyringham (MK16)
• Walton (MK7)
• Warrington (MK46)
• Wavendon (MK17)
• Weston Underwood (MK46)
• Willen (MK15)
• Wolverton (MK12)
• Woughton on the Green (MK6)

Councils near Milton Keynes

• Bedford bin collection
• Central Bedfordshire bin collection
• West Northamptonshire bin collection
• Luton bin collection
• Buckinghamshire bin collection
• Dacorum bin collection

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