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Blaby 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 Blaby
These are the containers used in Blaby. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Recycling
Food waste
Garden
Container details
The container pictures and words are Blaby 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.
List of collections built from Blaby District Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Order BinsBlaby District Council
- Garden waste collectionsBlaby District Council
- Food waste collectionsBlaby District Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemBlaby District Council
- Get help putting your bins outBlaby District Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemBlaby District Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Blaby District Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
- 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 Blaby 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 Blaby 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 Blaby compares
- Recycled or composted
- 40%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 459 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £34per 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.
Blaby introduced weekly food-waste collections on 30 March 2026, using a separate vehicle on residents’ usual bin day. The change followed a six-week consultation with mixed responses: just over half opposed introducing the service, although six in ten said they were likely to use it. Councillor Nigel Grundy said feedback had helped the council adjust its plans. Leaders also approved ending collections of cardboard left beside recycling bins, citing cleaner streets and crew safety. The council promised help breaking down cardboard for vulnerable residents already receiving assistance, and larger or extra bins for eligible households, potentially with charges.
- Food Waste Collections — www.blaby.gov.uk
- Major changes to waste collection services — www.blaby.gov.uk