Birmingham bin collection

Check your collection dates and find out what goes in each bin.

Collection schedule

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.

Your bins

Non-recyclable household waste — anything that cannot go in the recycling bin, food caddy, or garden bin

All cooked, uncooked food scraps — meat, fish, dairy, fruit, vegetables, bread, leftovers

Grass cuttings, leaves, hedge trimmings, small branches, weeds, flowers

Quick links

Recycling centre

Lifford Lane HWRC, Kings Norton, B30 3PY — open 7 days a week — B30 3PY

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.