Unitary authority · South West, England

Wiltshire bin collection day

Everything you need for bin day in Wiltshire: the official bin day checker, bank holiday changes and which bin is which. Wiltshire Council empties bins in 25 postcode districts, including BA12, BA13, BA14 and BA15, covering places such as Aldbourne, Alderbury and Alderton.

Check your Wiltshire bin day

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire website

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

Check a postcode in Wiltshire

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

Wiltshire at a glance

Map showing where Wiltshire is in the UK

504,070residents (2020)

3,255 km²area

25postcode districts

435places listed

About 504,070 people live in Wiltshire (mid-2020 estimate) across 3,255 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

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

Who collects what in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire bin days

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

Postcode districts in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire

Bins in these places are collected by Wiltshire (the first 160 of 435 alphabetically).

Aldbourne (SN8)
Alderbury (SP5)
Alderton (SN14)
All Cannings (SN10)
Allington (SN10, SP4)
Alton Barnes (SN9)
Alton Priors (SN8)
Alvediston (SP5)
Amesbury (SP4)
Ansty (SP3)
Ashley (SN13)
Ashton Common (BA14)
Ashton Keynes (SN6)
Atworth (SN12)
Avebury (SN8)
Axford (SN8)
Badbury (SN4)
Barford St Martin (SP3)
Barrow Street (BA12)
Baverstock (SP3)
Baydon (SN8)
Beanacre (SN12)
Beckhampton (SN8)
Bedchester (SP7)
Beechingstoke (SN9)
Berwick Bassett (SN4)
Berwick St James (SP3)
Berwick St John (SP7)
Berwick St Leonard (SP3)
Bewley Common (SN15)
Biddestone (SN14)
Bishops Cannings (SN10)
Bishopstone (SP5)
Bishopstrow (BA12)
Blackland (SN11)
Bodenham (SP5)
Boreham (BA12)
Boscombe (SP4)
Bowden Hill (SN15)
Bowerchalke (SP5)
Box (SN13)
Boyton (BA12)
Bradenstoke (SN15)
Bradford Leigh (BA15)
Bradford-on-Avon (BA15)
Bratton (BA13)
Bremhill (SN11)
Brinkworth (SN15)
Britford (SP5)
Brixton Deverill (BA12)
Broad Chalke (SP5)
Broad Hinton (SN4)
Broad Town (SN4)
Brokenborough (SN16)
Bromham (SN15)
Broughton Gifford (SN12)
Bulford (SP4)
Bulford Camp (SP4)
Bulkington (SN10)
Burbage (SN8)
Burcombe (SP2)
Burton (SN14)
Bushton (SN4)
Buttermere (SN8)
Cadley (SN8)
Callow Hill (SN15)
Calne (SN11)
Calstone Wellington (SN10)
Cann Common (SP7)
Castle Combe (SN14)
Chapmanslade (BA13)
Charlcutt (SN11)
Charlton (SN16, SN9)
Charlton-All-Saints (SP5)
Chedglow (SN16)
Chelworth (SN16)
Cherhill (SN11)
Chicklade (SP3)
Chilmark (SP3)
Chilton Foliat (RG17)
Chippenham (SN15)
Chirton (SN10)
Chisbury (SN8)
Chitterne (BA12)
Chittoe (SN15)
Cholderton (SP4)
Christian Malford (SN15)
Church End (SN15)
Clench Common (SN8)
Clevancy (SN11)
Cleverton (SN15)
Clyffe Pypard (SN4)
Coate (SN10)
Codford St Mary (BA12)
Codford St Peter (BA12)
Colerne (SN14)
Collingbourne Ducis (SN8)
Collingbourne Kingston (SN8)
Compton Bassett (SN11)
Compton Chamberlayne (SP3)
Coombe Bissett (SP5)
Coppleridge (SP7)
Corsham (SN13)
Corsley (BA12)
Corsley Heath (BA12)
Corston (SN16)
Corton (BA12)
Coulston (BA13)
Countess (SP4)
Cricklade (SN6)
Crockerton (BA12)
Crofton (SN8)
Cross Keys (SN13)
Crudwell (SN16)
Dauntsey (SN15)
Dean (SP5)
Deanland (SP5)
Deptford (BA12)
Derry Hill (SN11)
Devizes (SN10)
Dilton Marsh (BA13)
Dinton (SP3)
Ditteridge (SN14)
Donhead St Andrew (SP7)
Donhead St Mary (SP7)
Downton (SP5)
Durley (SN8)
Durrington (SP4)
East Chisenbury (SN9)
East Grafton (SN8)
East Grimstead (SP5)
East Hatch (SP3)
East Kennett (SN8)
East Knoyle (SP3)
East Tytherton (SN15)
Eastcott (SN10)
Eastcourt (SN16)
Easterton (SN10)
Easton (SN13)
Easton Grey (SN16)
Easton Royal (SN9)
Ebbesborne Wake (SP5)
Edington (BA13)
Enford (SN9)
Erlestoke (SN10)
Etchilhampton (SN10)
Everleigh (SN8)
Farley (SP5)
Fifield Bavant (SP5)
Figheldean (SP4)
Firs Road (SP5)
Fisherton de la Mere (BA12)
Fittleton (SP4)
Fonthill Bishop (SP3)
Fonthill Gifford (SP3)
Ford (SN14)
Fosbury (SN8)
Fovant (SP3)
Foxham (SN15)
Foxley (SN16)

Councils near Wiltshire

Wiltshire bin questions

How do I find my bin collection day in Wiltshire?

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

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

Where is the tip for Wiltshire?

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire cover?

Wiltshire collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: BA12, BA13, BA14, BA15, RG17, SN4, SN5, SN6, SN8, SN9, SN10, SN11, SN12, SN13, SN14, SN15, SN16, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5, SP7, SP9, SP11. 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 Wiltshire Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.