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Add your bin collection dates to a calendar

Keep your bin days alongside your other plans, or print a copy for the fridge.

  1. Enter your postcode and select your address.
  2. Check the address, council and any qualifications beside your dates.
  3. Use the calendar buttons on your result, or follow the steps below.

Some councils publish only the next collection. An empty week in a short calendar does not mean there is no collection. Check your result’s date range and the council’s own source.

Google Calendar

Choose “Add to Google Calendar” on your result and confirm in Google. If you need to add a subscription manually, use Google Calendar on a computer: beside “Other calendars”, choose the plus button, then “From URL”, and paste your calendar link.

Google’s calendar subscription instructions.

Apple Calendar

Use the Apple calendar link on your result and confirm the subscription. On an iPhone, you can also open Calendar, choose Calendars, Add Calendar, then Add Subscription Calendar and enter the link. On a Mac, choose File, then New Calendar Subscription. Choose iCloud as the account if you want it on your other Apple devices.

Apple’s calendar subscription instructions.

Outlook on the web

Copy the calendar link from your result. In Outlook’s calendar, choose Add calendar, then Subscribe from web. Paste the link, give the calendar a name and choose Import.

Microsoft’s import and subscription instructions.

A subscription or a one-off download?

A subscription lets your calendar app fetch revised dates when our feed changes. An imported .ics file is a snapshot and does not receive those updates. Calendar apps control their refresh times; changes can take a day or more to appear. If a collection is imminent, check your result and its council source.

Keep your calendar link private: someone with it may be able to see the collection information for your address. Remove the subscription when you move and look up your new home.

Print your bin dates

Use the print option on your result, or your browser’s Print command, and choose an A4 page. Check the date range before printing. A paper copy cannot update: print a new one after a council change or when its dates run out.

Get a reminder

On your result, enter your email under “Or get an email the evening before” and follow the confirmation link. Every reminder has a stop link. For calendar notifications, check the settings in your calendar app.

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Guide reviewed 30 September 2026. Published by Public Digital, which runs WhenIsBins independently of councils. About our information and how to suggest a correction.