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Westminster bin collection day

Everything you need for bin day in Westminster: the official bin day checker, bank holiday changes and which bin is which. City of Westminster empties bins in 55 postcode districts, including EC1A, EC1M, EC1N and EC1R, covering places such as Abbey Road, Aldgate and Aldwych.

Check your Westminster bin day

Westminster 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 Westminster website

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

Check a postcode in Westminster

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

Westminster at a glance

Map showing where Westminster is in the UK

269,848residents (2020)

21 km²area

55postcode districts

61places listed

About 269,848 people live in Westminster (mid-2020 estimate) across 21 square kilometres. That makes it a dense urban area, where many homes share communal bins or have bins collected from the back of terraces.

Council: City of Westminster
Type: London borough
Region: London

Who collects what in Westminster

City of Westminster collects household bins and recycling in its area. Many London boroughs share waste disposal through a joint waste authority, and some run their own reuse and recycling centre. Flats and estates in London often have communal bins with different days from houses, so check the address of the block rather than the street.

Bank holidays and Westminster bin days

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

Postcode districts in Westminster

Westminster 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 Westminster

Bins in these places are collected by Westminster.

Abbey Road (NW8)
Aldgate (EC3)
Aldwych (WC2)
Baker Street (NW1)
Bank (EC3)
Bayswater (W2)
Bayswater Road (W2)
Belgravia (SW1)
Billingsgate (EC3)
Blackfriars (EC4)
Buckingham Palace (SW1)
Cannon Street (EC4)
Chancery Lane (WC2)
Charing Cross (WC2)
City of Westminster (W2)
Edgware Road (W2)
Embankment (WC2)
Fenchurch Street (EC3)
Fleet Street (EC4)
Green Park (SW1)
Horseferry Road (SW1)
Hyde Park (W2)
Hyde Park Corner (SW1)
Knightsbridge (SW1)
Lancaster Gate (W2)
Leicester Square (WC2)
Lisson Grove (NW8)
London (EC1A, EC1M, EC1N, EC1R, EC2P, EC3P, EC4A, EC4M, EC4V, EC4Y, SW1E, SW1H, SW1P, SW1V, SW1W, SW1X, SW1Y, W1B, W1C, W1D, W1F, W1G, W1H, W1J, W1K, W1S, W1T, W1U, W1W, WC1A, WC1B, WC1E, WC1H, WC1N, WC1R, WC1V, WC1X, WC2A, WC2B, WC2E, WC2H, WC2N, WC2R)
Ludgate Hill (EC4)
Maida Hill (W9)
Maida Vale (NW6, W9)
Mansion House (EC4)
Marble Arch (W1)
Marylebone (NW1, W1, W1M)
Mayfair (W1)
Monument (EC3)
Oxford Circus (W1)
Oxford Street (W1)
Paddington (W2, W9)
Pimlico (SW1)
Queensway (W2)
Royal Oak (W2)
Shaftesbury Avenue (WC2)
Sloane Square (SW1)
Soho (W1)
St James's Park (SW1)
St John's Wood (NW8)
St Paul's (EC4)
Strand (WC2)
Temple (WC2)
Tottenham Court Road (W1)
Tower Hill (EC3)
Trafalgar Square (WC2)
Vauxhall Bridge (SW1)
Victoria (SW1)
Warren Street (W1)
Warwick Avenue (W2)
Warwick Park (W9)
Westbourne Green (W9)
Westbourne Grove (W2)
Westminster Abbey (SW1A)

Councils near Westminster

Westminster bin questions

How do I find my bin collection day in Westminster?

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

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

Where is the tip for Westminster?

Westminster 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 Westminster cover?

Westminster collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: EC1A, EC1M, EC1N, EC1R, EC2P, EC3, EC3P, EC4, EC4A, EC4M, EC4V, EC4Y, NW1, NW6, NW8, SW1, SW1A, SW1E, SW1H, SW1P, SW1V, SW1W, SW1X, SW1Y, W1, W1B, W1C, W1D, W1F, W1G, W1H, W1J, W1K, W1M, W1S, W1T, W1U, W1W, W2, W9, WC1A, WC1B, WC1E, WC1H, WC1N, WC1R, WC1V, WC1X, WC2, WC2A, WC2B, WC2E, WC2H, WC2N, WC2R. 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 City of Westminster. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.