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Barking and Dagenham 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 Barking and Dagenham
These are the containers used in Barking and Dagenham. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Brown Bin
Garden waste
Green garden waste bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are Barking and Dagenham Borough Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Container descriptions checked 18 September 2026; list of collections built from Barking and Dagenham Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- New and replacement bin guidanceBarking and Dagenham Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsBarking and Dagenham Borough Council
- Food waste collectionsBarking and Dagenham Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemBarking and Dagenham Borough Council
- Recycling centres and tipsBarking and Dagenham Borough Council
- Get help putting your bins outBarking and Dagenham Borough Council
- Contact the waste serviceBarking and Dagenham Borough Council
Links checked 18 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Barking and Dagenham Borough 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 Barking and Dagenham Borough 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 borough councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my borough councillors on Barking and Dagenham Borough 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 Barking and Dagenham compares
- Recycled or composted
- 31%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 698 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £68per household a year. Similar councils: £70
- Value for money
- 2 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.
Barking and Dagenham Council announced two pilots to tackle fly-tipping after resident surveys and complaints highlighted concerns about cleanliness. One removed the previous £35 charge for collecting up to four bulky items; the other introduced a seven-day clearance crew. Separately, the council and Reside reported a joint clean-up on the Gascoigne Estate, where incorrect bags and access difficulties had affected the underground refuse system. Residents were given correctly sized 20-litre bags and encouraged to report problems promptly. The council also announced plans for CCTV to investigate illegally dumped waste on the estate.
- Barking and Dagenham Council steps up battle against fly-tipping — www.lbbd.gov.uk
- #CleanerBD: Barking and Dagenham Council and Reside team up ... — www.lbbd.gov.uk