Unitary authority · South West, England

Somerset bin collection day

Check your Somerset bin day, plan around bank holidays and set up free reminders for every collection. Somerset Council empties bins in 45 postcode districts, including BA3, BA4, BA5 and BA6, covering places such as Abbas Combe, Adsborough and Alcombe.

Check your Somerset bin day

Somerset publishes bin days on its own website. Use the official finder below to reach the right page, then pick your address.

GOV.UK bin day finder Somerset website

Once you have your dates, our bin calendar turns them into reminders.

Check a postcode in Somerset

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

Somerset at a glance

563,851residents (2020)

3,450 km²area

45postcode districts

580places listed

About 563,851 people live in Somerset (mid-2020 estimate) across 3,450 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

Council: Somerset Council
Type: Unitary authority
Region: South West

Who collects what in Somerset

Somerset 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 Somerset bin days

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

Postcode districts in Somerset

Somerset 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 Somerset

Bins in these places are collected by Somerset (the first 160 of 580 alphabetically).

Abbas Combe (BA8)
Adsborough (TA2)
Alcombe (TA24)
Alford (BA7)
Alhampton (BA4)
Aller (TA10)
Allerford (TA24)
Angersleigh (TA3)
Ansford (BA7)
Appley (TA21)
Ash (TA12)
Ash Priors (TA4)
Ashbrittle (TA21)
Ashcott (TA7)
Ashill (TA19)
Ashington (BA22)
Ashwick (BA3)
Athelney (TA7)
Axbridge (BS26)
Babcary (TA11)
Badgworth (BS26)
Baltonsborough (BA6)
Barrington (TA19)
Barrow (BA9)
Barton St David (TA11)
Barwick (BA22)
Bason Bridge (TA9)
Batcombe (BA4)
Bathealton (TA4)
Bathpool (TA1)
Battleton (TA22)
Bawdrip (TA7)
Bayford (BA9)
Beckington (BA3)
Beercrocombe (TA3)
Berkley (BA11)
Berrow (TA8)
Bickenhall (TA3)
Bicknoller (TA4)
Biddisham (BS26)
Bilbrook (TA24)
Binegar (BA3)
Bishop's Hull (TA1)
Bishop's Lydeard (TA4)
Bishopswood (TA20)
Blackford (BA22, BS28)
Blackmoor (TA21)
Blagdon Hill (TA3)
Bleadney (BA5)
Blue Anchor (TA24)
Bossington (TA24)
Bower Hinton (TA12)
Bowlish (BA4)
Bradford-on-Tone (TA4)
Bramwell (TA10)
Bratton Seymour (BA9)
Brean (TA8)
Brent Knoll (TA9)
Bridgehampton (BA22)
Bridgetown (TA22)
Bridgwater (TA6)
Broadway (TA19)
Brompton Ralph (TA4)
Brompton Regis (TA22)
Broomfield (TA5)
Brushford (TA22)
Bruton (BA10)
Buckland Dinham (BA11)
Buckland St Mary (TA20)
Burnham-on-Sea (TA8)
Burrow Bridge (TA7)
Burtle (TA7)
Burton (TA5)
Bury (TA22)
Butleigh (BA6)
Butleigh Wootton (BA6)
Camerton (BA3)
Cannard's Grave (BA4)
Cannington (TA5)
Carhampton (TA24)
Castle Cary (BA7)
Catcott (TA7)
Chaffcombe (TA20)
Chantry (BA11)
Chapel Allerton (BS26)
Chard (TA20)
Chard Junction (TA20)
Charlinch (TA5)
Charlton (BA3)
Charlton Adam (TA11)
Charlton Horethorne (DT9)
Charlton Mackrell (TA11)
Charlton Musgrove (BA9)
Cheddar (BS27)
Cheddon Fitzpaine (TA2)
Chedzoy (TA7)
Chesterblade (BA4)
Chewton Mendip (BA3)
Chilcompton (BA3)
Chillington (TA19)
Chilthorne Domer (BA22)
Chilton Cantelo (BA22)
Chilton Polden (TA7)
Chilton Trinity (TA5)
Chipley Park (TA21)
Chipstable (TA4)
Chiselborough (TA14)
Churchingford (TA3)
Churchstanton (TA3)
Clandown (BA3)
Clapton (TA18)
Clatworthy (TA4)
Clewer (BS27)
Cloford (BA11)
Closworth (BA22)
Coat (TA12)
Cocklake (BS28)
Cole (BA10)
Coleford (BA3)
Combe Florey (TA4)
Combe St Nicholas (TA20)
Combwich (TA5)
Compton Bishop (BS26)
Compton Dundon (TA11)
Compton Pauncefoot (BA22)
Corfe (TA3)
Corton Denham (DT9)
Cossington (TA7)
Cote (TA9)
Cothelstone (TA4)
Coultings (TA5)
Courtway (TA5)
Coxley (BA5)
Cranmore (BA4)
Creech St Michael (TA3)
Crewkerne (TA18)
Cricket Malherbie (TA19)
Cricket St Thomas (TA20)
Crock Street (TA19)
Croscombe (BA5)
Cross (BS26)
Crowcombe (TA4)
Cucklington (BA9)
Cudworth (TA19)
Culbone (TA24)
Curland (TA3)
Curload (TA3)
Curry Mallet (TA3)
Curry Rivel (TA10)
Cushuish (TA2)
Cutcombe (TA24)
Dean (BA4)
Dinder (BA5)
Dinnington (TA17)
Ditcheat (BA4)
Dodington (TA5)
Doniford (TA23)
Donyatt (TA19)
Doulting (BA4)
Dowlish Wake (TA19)

Councils near Somerset

Somerset bin questions

How do I find my bin collection day in Somerset?

Enter your postcode on this page to confirm that Somerset collects your bins, then use the Somerset website. Pick your address and it shows the next date for each bin. Copy those dates into our bin calendar to get reminders.

Do Somerset 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. Somerset 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 Somerset 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 Somerset 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 Somerset 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 Somerset website if you have not received a food caddy yet.

Where is the tip for Somerset?

Somerset 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 Somerset cover?

Somerset collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: BA3, BA4, BA5, BA6, BA7, BA8, BA9, BA10, BA11, BA16, BA20, BA21, BA22, BS24, BS25, BS26, BS27, BS28, DT9, EX16, EX35, TA1, TA2, TA3, TA4, TA5, TA6, TA7, TA8, TA9, TA10, TA11, TA12, TA13, TA14, TA15, TA16, TA17, TA18, TA19, TA20, TA21, TA22, TA23, TA24. 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 Somerset Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.