Non-metropolitan district · South East, England

New Forest bin collection day

Check your New Forest bin day, plan around bank holidays and set up free reminders for every collection. New Forest District Council empties bins in 10 postcode districts, including BH23, BH24, BH25 and SO40, covering places such as Ashford, Ashley and Ashley Heath.

Check your New Forest 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 New Forest bin day checker Make a reminder calendar

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

Check a postcode in New Forest

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

New Forest at a glance

Map showing where New Forest is in the UK

179,649residents (2020)

752 km²area

10postcode districts

110places listed

About 179,649 people live in New Forest (mid-2020 estimate) across 752 square kilometres. That makes it a mix of towns and countryside, where rural rounds can be long and run early.

Council: New Forest District Council
Type: Non-metropolitan district
County council: Hampshire County Council
Region: South East

Who collects what in New Forest

New Forest District Council collects household bins, recycling, garden waste and bulky items. Hampshire 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 New Forest. For tip opening hours, van permits or booking a tip slot, contact Hampshire County Council.

Bank holidays and New Forest bin days

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

Postcode districts in New Forest

New Forest 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 New Forest

Bins in these places are collected by New Forest.

Ashford (SP6)
Ashley (BH25)
Ashley Heath (BH24)
Ashurst (SO40)
Balmerlawn (SO42)
Bank (SO43)
Bartley (SO40)
Barton on Sea (BH25)
Bashley (BH25)
Battramsley (SO41)
Beaulieu (SO42)
Bickton (SP6)
Bisterne (BH24)
Bisterne Close (BH24)
Blackfield (SO45)
Blashford (BH24)
Blissford (SP6)
Bolderwood (SO43)
Boldre (SO41)
Bramshaw (SO43)
Bransgore (BH23)
Breamore (SP6)
Brockenhurst (SO42)
Brook (SO43)
Bucklers Hard (SO42)
Burley (BH24)
Burley Street (BH24)
Cadnam (SO40)
Calmore (SO40)
Calshot (SO45)
Colbury (SO40)
Copythorne (SO40)
Crow (BH24)
Damerham (SP6)
Dibden (SO45)
Dibden Purlieu (SO45)
Downton (SO41)
East Boldre (SO42)
East End (SO41)
Eling (SO40)
Emery Down (SO43)
Everton (SO41)
Exbury (SO45)
Fawley (SO45)
Fordingbridge (SP6)
Fritham (SO43)
Frogham (SP6)
Godshill (SP6)
Hale (SP6)
Harbridge (BH24)
Hardley (SO45)
Hill Top (SO42)
Holbury (SO45)
Hordle (SO41)
Hounsdown (SO40)
Hungerford (SP6)
Hythe (SO45)
Ibsley (BH24)
Keyhaven (SO41)
Kingston (BH24)
Langley (SO45)
Lepe (SO45)
Linford (BH24)
Linwood (BH24)
Lower Burgate (SP6)
Lower Pennington (SO41)
Lymington (SO41)
Lymore (SO41)
Lyndhurst (SO43)
Marchwood (SO40)
Martin (SP6)
Martin Drove End (SP6)
Milford on Sea (SO41)
Minstead (SO43)
Moyles Court (BH24)
Netley Marsh (SO40)
New Milton (BH25)
Newbridge (SO40)
Newtown (SO43)
North Gorley (SP6)
Ower (SO51)
Picket Post (BH24)
Pilley (SO41)
Pooksgreen (SO40)
Portmore (SO41)
Poulner (BH24)
Ringwood (BH24)
Ripley (BH23)
Rockbourne (SP6)
Sandleheath (SP6)
Setley (SO42)
Sopley (BH23)
South Gorley (SP6)
St Ives (BH24)
St Leonards Grange (SO42)
Stoney Cross (SO43)
Stuckton (SP6)
Sway (SO41)
Testwood (SO40)
Tidpit (SP6)
Tiptoe (SO41)
Totton (SO40)
Upper Burgate (SP6)
Upper Street (SP6)
Walhampton (SO41)
Whitsbury (SP6)
Winsor (SO40)
Woodgreen (SP6)
Woodlands (SO40)
Wootton (BH25)

Councils near New Forest

New Forest bin questions

How do I find my bin collection day in New Forest?

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

Where is the tip for New Forest?

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

Which postcodes does New Forest cover?

New Forest collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: BH23, BH24, BH25, SO40, SO41, SO42, SO43, SO45, SO51, SP6. 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 New Forest District Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.