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About bin collections in Ealing Council
Ealing Council operates a weekly bag-based collection service — one of the most frequent in London. All three main streams (rubbish, recycling and food) are typically collected on the same day each week, though the day varies by street. Full service information is at ealing.gov.uk/bins.
Black bags are collected weekly for general household waste — anything that cannot be recycled or composted. Clear recycling bags are collected weekly and accept paper, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, food tins, drink cans, plastic bottles, pots, tubs, trays and food and drink cartons — all clean and dry, not placed inside black bags. The food box collects all kitchen food waste weekly: cooked and uncooked food, meat, fish, dairy, bread, fruit and vegetable peelings and tea bags. Use the small kitchen caddy with compostable liner bags provided by the council.
Garden waste is collected fortnightly in reusable sacks as a paid subscription service, accepting grass clippings, leaves, plants, flowers and hedge trimmings. If your collection falls on a bank holiday, Ealing Council collects on the next working day. Report missed collections within 24 hours by calling 020 8825 6000 or at ealing.gov.uk/bins.
Ealing's Household Waste Recycling Centre is at Greenford Road HWRC, Greenford, UB6 9EL, open daily for bulky waste, electricals, paint, garden waste and more.
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Non-recyclable household waste — anything that cannot go in the clear recycling bags or food box. Collected weekly.
Recycling
Clear recycling bags
Accepts
Paper, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, food tins, drink cans, plastic bottles, pots, tubs, trays and food and drink cartons. Clean and dry. Collected weekly.
Food Waste
Food box (kitchen caddy)
Accepts
All cooked and uncooked food waste — meat, fish, dairy, bread, fruit and vegetable peelings, tea bags and coffee grounds. Use compostable liner bags. Collected weekly.
Report within 24 hours by calling 020 8825 6000 or at ealing.gov.uk/bins.
Bank holidays
Collections are moved to the next working day when a bank holiday falls on your collection day.
Recycling centre (HWRC)
Greenford Road HWRC, Greenford, UB6 9EL. Open daily for bulky waste, electricals, paint, garden waste and more. See ealing.gov.uk/bins for opening hours.
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W3Acton
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UB5Northolt
UB6Greenford (part)
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Frequently asked questions — Ealing Council bin collections
Ealing Council collects the following bin types: General Waste, Recycling, Food Waste, Garden Waste. Collection frequency: Black bags (general), clear bags (recycling) and food box all collected weekly. Garden sacks fortnightly (subscription)..
Black bags. Accepts: Non-recyclable household waste — anything that cannot go in the clear recycling bags or food box. Collected weekly.
Clear recycling bags. Accepts: Paper, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, food tins, drink cans, plastic bottles, pots, tubs, trays and food and drink cartons. Clean and dry. Collected weekly.
Food box (kitchen caddy). Accepts: All cooked and uncooked food waste — meat, fish, dairy, bread, fruit and vegetable peelings, tea bags and coffee grounds. Use compostable liner bags. Collected weekly.
Report within 24 hours by calling 020 8825 6000 or at ealing.gov.uk/bins.
Collections are moved to the next working day when a bank holiday falls on your collection day.
Greenford Road HWRC, Greenford, UB6 9EL. Open daily for bulky waste, electricals, paint, garden waste and more. See ealing.gov.uk/bins for opening hours.
Collection frequency in Ealing Council: Black bags (general), clear bags (recycling) and food box all collected weekly. Garden sacks fortnightly (subscription).. Exact dates vary by address — enter your postcode on this page to see your personal bin day schedule.
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