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Arun bin collection dates
- Add your dates to Google, Apple or Outlook calendar
- Get an email the evening before
- Print an A4 sheet for the fridge
Bins in Arun
These are the containers used in Arun. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Recycling collection
Food waste collection
Garden waste
Brown 240-litre bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are Arun District Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Greyed-out bin icons are placeholders where the container type or colour is not confirmed.
Container descriptions checked 18 September 2026; list of collections built from Arun District Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
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- Garden waste subscription and bin guidanceArun District Council
- Food waste collectionsArun District Council
- Garden waste collectionsArun District Council
- Recycling centres and tipsWest Sussex County Council
- Get help putting your bins outArun District Council
Links checked 18 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Arun District Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
Missed-bin guidance checked 20 September 2026.
- Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
- Report another bin collection problemAnything else about the collection or your bins.
- Make a complaint to Arun District CouncilIf reporting it didn't fix it.
Complaint didn't work either? Ask your councillors
If you've already reported the problem and used the council's complaints process, your district councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my district councillors on Arun District Council.
WriteToThem is an independent mySociety service. You'll enter your postcode there before choosing who to contact.
Complaint routes verified 6 September 2026.
How Arun compares
- Recycled or composted
- 44%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 433 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £42per household a year. Similar councils: £52
- Value for money
- 9 out of 10 An independently constructed WhenIsBins rating, not an official government rating.
Official figures for England, 2024 to 2025.
Local bins and recycling news
AI-generated summary, reviewed before publication. Checked 18 September 2026.
Arun’s March 2026 announcement set out a major collection change: weekly food-waste rounds from 13 April, alongside fortnightly rubbish collections for most homes. The council planned free 180-litre rubbish bins, indoor caddies and lockable outdoor food bins, with shared containers for some flats and communal properties. It said food made up about 40% of general waste across Arun and West Sussex. Environment committee chair Amanda Worne acknowledged the change could feel daunting but argued it would boost recycling and reduce food in rubbish. Existing recycling materials and fortnightly recycling collections were unchanged.
- New weekly food waste collections starting next month — www.arun.gov.uk