East of England bin collections
45 councils collect household bins in East of England, serving about 6,300,000 people. Pick yours to find the official bin day checker.
- Babergh District
- Basildon District
- Bedford Unitary authority
- Braintree District
- Breckland District
- Brentwood District
- Broadland District
- Broxbourne District
- Cambridge District
- Castle Point District
- Central Bedfordshire Unitary authority
- Chelmsford District
- Colchester District
- Dacorum District
- East Cambridgeshire District
- East Hertfordshire District
- East Suffolk District
- Epping Forest District
- Fenland District
- Great Yarmouth District
- Harlow District
- Hertsmere District
- Huntingdonshire District
- Ipswich District
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk District
- Luton Unitary authority
- Maldon District
- Mid Suffolk District
- North Hertfordshire District
- North Norfolk District
- Norwich District
- Peterborough Unitary authority
- Rochford District
- South Cambridgeshire District
- South Norfolk District
- Southend-on-Sea Unitary authority
- St Albans District
- Stevenage District
- Tendring District
- Three Rivers District
- Thurrock Unitary authority
- Uttlesford District
- Watford District
- Welwyn Hatfield District
- West Suffolk District
How bins work in East of England
East of England has a mix of single-tier councils and two-tier areas. In the 39 district councils, the district collects your bins while the county council runs the tips. The county councils here are Suffolk County Council, Essex County Council, Norfolk County Council, Hertfordshire County Council, Cambridgeshire County Council.
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