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Powys bin collection day

Check your Powys bin day, plan around bank holidays and set up free reminders for every collection. Powys County Council empties bins in 26 postcode districts, including CF44, HR3, HR5 and LD1, covering places such as Abbeycwmhir, Aber-cywarch and Aberangell.

Check your Powys 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 Powys bin day checker Make a reminder calendar

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

Check a postcode in Powys

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

Powys at a glance

133,030residents (2020)

5,181 km²area

26postcode districts

363places listed

About 133,030 people live in Powys (mid-2020 estimate) across 5,181 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

Council: Powys County Council
Type: Welsh unitary authority
Region: Wales

Who collects what in Powys

Powys County Council is a single-tier council, so it runs bin collections, kerbside recycling, garden waste and the household waste recycling centres. Many Welsh councils ask you to sort recycling into separate boxes or bags at the kerb.

Bank holidays and Powys bin days

When a bank holiday lands on or before your collection day, Powys 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 Wales

Welsh councils have some of the highest household recycling rates in the world. Many collect recycling every week and ask households to sort materials into separate boxes, bags or caddies at the kerbside rather than mixing everything in one bin. General waste is often collected less often, and some councils limit how many black bags you can put out.

Welsh Government: recycling

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

Postcode districts in Powys

Powys 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 Powys

Bins in these places are collected by Powys (the first 160 of 363 alphabetically).

Abbeycwmhir (LD1)
Aber-cywarch (SY20)
Aberangell (SY20)
Abercegir (SY20)
Abercraf (SA9)
Abercynafon (LD3)
Aberduhonw (LD2)
Aberedw (LD2)
Abergwesyn (LD5)
Abergwydol (SY20)
Aberhafesp (SY16)
Aberhosan (SY20)
Aberllefenni (SY20)
Abermule (SY15)
Aberriw (SY21)
Aberyscir (LD3)
Adfa (SY16)
Alltmawr (LD2)
Angler's Retreat (SY20)
Arddlin (SY22)
Argoed Mill (LD1)
Battle (LD3)
Beguildy (LD7)
Bettws Cedewain (SY16)
Betws Disserth (LD1)
Beulah (LD5)
Blaen Dyryn (LD3)
Bleddfa (LD7)
Bont Dolgadfan (SY19)
Boughrood (LD3)
Brecon (LD3)
Bronllys (LD3)
Brooks (SY21)
Builth Road (LD2)
Builth Wells (LD2)
Burlingjobb (LD8)
Buttington (SY21)
Bwlch (LD3)
Bwlch-y-cibau (SY22)
Bwlch-y-ffridd (SY16)
Bwlch-y-sarnau (LD6)
Byton (LD8)
Caehopkin (SA9)
Caer-Lan (SA9)
Caersws (SY17)
Capel-y-ffin (NP7)
Carno (SY17)
Cascob (LD8)
Castle Caereinion (SY21)
Castle Madoc (LD3)
Cathedine (LD3)
Cefn Cantref (LD3)
Cefn-gorwydd (LD4)
Cefn-gwyn (SY16)
Cemmaes (SY20)
Church Stoke (SY15)
Cilmery (LD2)
Clatter (SY17)
Clyro (HR3)
Cnewr (LD3)
Coelbren (SA10)
Colva (HR5)
Combe Moor (LD8)
Commins Coch (SY20)
Craig-y-nos (SA9)
Cray (LD3)
Cregrina (LD1)
Crickadarn (LD2)
Crickhowell (NP8)
Criggion (SY5)
Crossgates (LD1)
Crosslanes (SY22)
Crossway (LD1)
Crug (LD1)
Cwm Irfon (LD5)
Cwm Owen (LD2)
Cwm-Cewydd (SY20)
Cwm-Llinau (SY20)
Cwm-twrch Isaf (SA9)
Cwmbach (LD2)
Cwmbelan (SY18)
Cwmdu (NP8)
Cwmgiedd (SA9)
Cwmllynfell (SA9)
Cwrt (SY20)
Darowen (SY20)
Defynnog (LD3)
Derwenlas (SY20)
Deuddwr (SY22)
Discoed (LD8)
Disserth (LD1)
Dolanog (SY21)
Dolau (LD1)
Dolfach (SY18)
Dolfor (SY16)
Dolwen (SY21)
Dolyhir (LD8)
Domgay (SY22)
Dylife (SY19)
Eglwys Fach (SY20)
Elan Village (LD1)
Erwood (LD2)
Esgairgeiliog (SY20)
Evenjobb (LD8)
Felindre (LD7)
Felinfach (LD3)
Ffrwdgrech (LD3)
Foel (SY21)
Forden (SY21)
Four Crosses (SY21, SY22)
Fron (LD1, SY21)
Furnace (SY20)
Gaer (NP8)
Garneddwen (SY20)
Garreg Bank (SY21)
Garth (LD4)
Garthbrengy (LD3)
Garthmyl (SY21)
Gaufron (LD6)
Geuffordd (SY22)
Geufron (SY18)
Gladestry (HR5)
Glan Honddu (LD3)
Glanmule (SY16)
Glantwymyn (SY20)
Glasbury (HR3)
Glascwm (LD1)
Glaspwll (SY20)
Godor (SY22)
Godre'r-graig (SA9)
Groes-lwyd (SY21)
Guilsfield (SY21)
Gurnos (SA9)
Gwenddwr (LD2)
Gwystre (LD1)
Halfway (LD3)
Hay-on-Wye (HR3)
Heniarth (SY21)
Heol Lly Goden (LD3)
Heol Senni (LD3)
Hirnant (SY10)
Hope (SY21)
Howey (LD1)
Hundred House (LD1)
Huntington (HR5)
Hyssington (SY15)
Kerry (SY16)
Kingswood (SY21)
Kinnerton (LD8)
Knucklas (LD7)
Leighton (SY21)
Libanus (LD3)
Llaithddu (LD1)
Llan (SY19)
Llanafan-fawr (LD2)
Llanafan-fechan (LD4)
Llanbadarn Fynydd (LD1)
Llanbadarn-y-garreg (LD2)
Llanbedr (LD2, NP8)
Llanbister (LD1)

Councils near Powys

Powys bin questions

How do I find my bin collection day in Powys?

Enter your postcode on this page to confirm that Powys collects your bins, then use the Powys 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 Powys 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. Powys 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 Powys 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 Powys 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 Powys collect food waste?

Most councils in Wales collect food waste in a small kitchen caddy and a larger outdoor caddy, though some rural and island areas do not. Check the Powys website for your address.

Where is the tip for Powys?

Powys 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 Powys cover?

Powys collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: CF44, HR3, HR5, LD1, LD2, LD3, LD4, LD5, LD6, LD7, LD8, NP7, NP8, SA9, SA10, SA11, SY5, SY10, SY15, SY16, SY17, SY18, SY19, SY20, SY21, SY22. 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 Powys County Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.