Liverpool bin collection

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

Collection schedule

Collection frequency in Liverpool City Council: General waste (purple bin): weekly. Recycling (blue bin): fortnightly. Garden waste (green bin): seasonal, subscription. Food waste (brown bin): where available.

Your bins

Non-recyclable household refuse — anything that cannot go in the blue recycling bin or brown food bin

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

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

Quick links

Recycling centre

Long Lane HWRC, Fazakerley, Liverpool, L9 7BD — open 7 days a week — L9 7BD

Bank holidays

Collections may be rescheduled on bank holidays. Revised dates are published at liverpool.gov.uk/bins — affected collections typically move to the following working day.