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About bin collections in Birmingham City Council
Birmingham City Council is the largest local authority in the UK, serving approximately 1.1 million residents across around 460,000 households in the West Midlands. Waste and recycling collections are operated by Serco under contract to the council. Bins should be presented for collection by 5:30am on your collection day and must be returned to your property by midday the following day. Full service information is at birmingham.gov.uk/bins.
Most Birmingham households receive four kerbside services. General waste (blue bin) is collected fortnightly — this covers non-recyclable items that cannot go in any other bin. Recycling (green bin) is collected fortnightly on alternating weeks to the blue bin; the green bin has a removable paper pod for cardboard and paper, and a main section for plastic bottles, pots, tubs, metal cans, aerosols, clean foil, and glass bottles and jars. Food waste (green caddy) is collected weekly and accepts all cooked and uncooked food scraps. Garden waste (brown bin with green lid) is available as a paid annual subscription service, collected fortnightly throughout the year.
If your bin is missed, report it within 24 hours at birmingham.gov.uk/bins or by calling 0121 303 1112. Bank holiday collections may be rescheduled — Birmingham City Council publishes revised dates on its website ahead of each bank holiday period, and collections in an affected week are typically brought forward by one working day.
Birmingham has two Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs): Lifford Lane HWRC in Kings Norton (B30 3PY) and Redfern Road HWRC in Tyseley (B11 2BH), both open seven days a week. These accept bulky waste, electricals, paint, wood, garden waste, and other materials not collected at the kerbside. Note: WhenBin currently shows the general waste (blue bin) collection date only — recycling and food caddy dates are not available through Birmingham's public collection checker at present.
Popular postcodes in Birmingham City Council
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Non-recyclable household waste — anything that cannot go in the recycling bin, food caddy, or garden bin. Collected fortnightly.
Recycling
Green bin with paper pod (240L)
Accepts
Paper pod: cardboard and paper. Main bin: plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays (no black trays), lids, metal cans, aerosols, clean foil and foil trays, glass bottles and jars. Collected fortnightly on alternating weeks to the blue bin.
Food Waste
Green food caddy
Accepts
All cooked and uncooked food scraps — meat, fish, dairy, fruit, vegetables, bread, leftovers. Collected weekly.
Report within 24 hours at birmingham.gov.uk/bins or call 0121 303 1112.
Bank holidays
Collections may be rescheduled around bank holidays. Birmingham City Council publishes revised dates on its website ahead of each bank holiday — collections in an affected week are typically brought forward by one working day. Check birmingham.gov.uk/bins for the latest schedule.
Recycling centre (HWRC)
Lifford Lane HWRC, Kings Norton, B30 3PY — open 7 days a week. Redfern Road HWRC, Tyseley, B11 2BH — open 7 days a week. Both sites accept bulky waste, electricals, paint, wood, garden waste, and materials not collected at the kerbside. Visit birmingham.gov.uk/bins for opening hours.
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B1Birmingham City Centre
B2Birmingham City Centre
B3Jewellery Quarter
B4Aston
B5Digbeth
B6Aston & Newtown
B7Nechells
B8Washwood Heath
B9Bordesley Green
B10Small Heath
B11Sparkbrook & Tyseley
B12Balsall Heath
B13Moseley
B14Kings Heath
B15Edgbaston
B16Ladywood
B17Harborne
B18Winson Green
B19Lozells
B20Handsworth
B21Handsworth
B23Erdington
B24Erdington
B25Yardley
B26Sheldon
B27Acocks Green
B28Hall Green
B29Selly Oak
B30Bournville
B31Northfield
B32Bartley Green
B33Stechford
B34Shard End
B35Castle Vale
B36Castle Bromwich
B37Chelmsley Wood
B38Kings Norton
B42Perry Barr
B43Great Barr
B44Perry Barr
B45Rubery
All Birmingham City Council postcodes are supported. Enter yours above to find your bin day and waste collection dates for all bin types — WhenBin always fetches live data directly from the council website, so you get the most up-to-date schedule.
Frequently asked questions — Birmingham City Council bin collections
Birmingham City Council collects the following bin types: General Waste, Recycling, Food Waste, Garden Waste. Collection frequency: General waste (blue bin): fortnightly. Recycling (green bin): fortnightly on alternating weeks. Food caddy: weekly. Garden waste (subscription): fortnightly year-round..
Blue bin (240L). Accepts: Non-recyclable household waste — anything that cannot go in the recycling bin, food caddy, or garden bin. Collected fortnightly.
Green bin with paper pod (240L). Accepts: Paper pod: cardboard and paper. Main bin: plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays (no black trays), lids, metal cans, aerosols, clean foil and foil trays, glass bottles and jars. Collected fortnightly on alternating weeks to the blue bin.
Green food caddy. Accepts: All cooked and uncooked food scraps — meat, fish, dairy, fruit, vegetables, bread, leftovers. Collected weekly.
Brown bin with green lid (240L). Accepts: Grass cuttings, leaves, hedge trimmings, small branches, weeds, flowers. Annual subscription required. Collected fortnightly year-round.
Report within 24 hours at birmingham.gov.uk/bins or call 0121 303 1112.
Collections may be rescheduled around bank holidays. Birmingham City Council publishes revised dates on its website ahead of each bank holiday — collections in an affected week are typically brought forward by one working day. Check birmingham.gov.uk/bins for the latest schedule.
Lifford Lane HWRC, Kings Norton, B30 3PY — open 7 days a week. Redfern Road HWRC, Tyseley, B11 2BH — open 7 days a week. Both sites accept bulky waste, electricals, paint, wood, garden waste, and materials not collected at the kerbside. Visit birmingham.gov.uk/bins for opening hours.
Collection frequency in Birmingham City Council: General waste (blue bin): fortnightly. Recycling (green bin): fortnightly on alternating weeks. Food caddy: weekly. Garden waste (subscription): fortnightly year-round.. Exact dates vary by address — enter your postcode on this page to see your personal bin day schedule.
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