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About bin collections in Swindon Borough Council
Swindon Borough Council serves approximately 230,000 residents across the town of Swindon and surrounding villages including Highworth, Wroughton, Purton and Blunsdon. Swindon is a unitary authority in the South West of England. Waste and recycling services are managed directly by the council. Full service information is at swindon.gov.uk/info/20015/bins_rubbish_and_recycling.
Most properties receive two fortnightly kerbside collections on alternate weeks. One week the blue recycling boxes and weighted blue bags are collected for paper, cardboard, glass, cans and plastics. The following week the black wheelie bin is collected for general household waste. The large outdoor food waste caddy is collected every week — it goes out alongside both the recycling and the rubbish bin collections. A garden waste service is available on subscription, collecting green garden waste bins or bags fortnightly. Bins should be out by 7am. To report a missed collection or for bank holiday revised dates, visit the missed collection page or call 01793 445500.
Swindon's Household Recycling Centre is at Waterside Way, Swindon, SN3 4HF, accepting bulky waste, electricals, garden waste, paint and other materials not suitable for kerbside collection. Visit swindon.gov.uk for opening hours.
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Paper and card (flattened), glass bottles and jars, food tins, drink cans, plastic bottles, tubs and trays. Clean and loose — no bags. Collected fortnightly.
General
Black bin (wheelie bin)
Accepts
Non-recyclable household waste — anything that cannot go in the blue recycling boxes or food caddy. Collected fortnightly on alternate weeks to recycling.
Food
Food caddy (outdoor)
Accepts
All cooked and uncooked food waste — meat, fish, dairy, fruit and vegetable peelings, bread and tea bags. Collected every week.
Report missed collections at swindon.gov.uk or by calling 01793 445500. Bins must be out by 7am on your collection day.
Bank holidays
Bank holiday collection changes are published in advance at swindon.gov.uk.
Recycling centre (HWRC)
Swindon Household Recycling Centre, Waterside Way, Swindon, SN3 4HF. Accepts bulky items, electricals, garden waste, paint and other materials not suitable for kerbside collection. See swindon.gov.uk for opening hours.
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SN1Central Swindon
SN2Penhill and Moredon
SN3Covingham and Linden
SN4Wroughton
SN5Freshbrook and Toothill
SN6Highworth
SN25Haydon Wick
SN26Blunsdon
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Frequently asked questions — Swindon Borough Council bin collections
Swindon Borough Council collects the following bin types: Recycling, General, Food, Garden. Collection frequency: Recycling (blue boxes and bags): fortnightly. General waste (black bin): fortnightly, alternate weeks to recycling. Food waste caddy: every week (with both recycling and rubbish collections). Garden waste: fortnightly (subscription)..
Blue recycling boxes and bags. Accepts: Paper and card (flattened), glass bottles and jars, food tins, drink cans, plastic bottles, tubs and trays. Clean and loose — no bags. Collected fortnightly.
Black bin (wheelie bin). Accepts: Non-recyclable household waste — anything that cannot go in the blue recycling boxes or food caddy. Collected fortnightly on alternate weeks to recycling.
Food caddy (outdoor). Accepts: All cooked and uncooked food waste — meat, fish, dairy, fruit and vegetable peelings, bread and tea bags. Collected every week.
Green bin or bag. Accepts: Grass clippings, leaves, hedge trimmings and plants. Paid annual subscription. Collected fortnightly.
Report missed collections at swindon.gov.uk or by calling 01793 445500. Bins must be out by 7am on your collection day.
Bank holiday collection changes are published in advance at swindon.gov.uk.
Swindon Household Recycling Centre, Waterside Way, Swindon, SN3 4HF. Accepts bulky items, electricals, garden waste, paint and other materials not suitable for kerbside collection. See swindon.gov.uk for opening hours.
Collection frequency in Swindon Borough Council: Recycling (blue boxes and bags): fortnightly. General waste (black bin): fortnightly, alternate weeks to recycling. Food waste caddy: every week (with both recycling and rubbish collections). Garden waste: fortnightly (subscription).. Exact dates vary by address — enter your postcode on this page to see your personal bin day schedule.
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