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Bins in Blaenau Gwent
These are the containers used in Blaenau Gwent. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Recycling collection
Green Garden Waste
Container details
The container pictures and words are Blaenau Gwent 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 Blaenau Gwent Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Request bins, boxes, sacks and caddies: availability and account requirementsBlaenau Gwent Council
- When and where to put your bins outBlaenau Gwent Council
- Garden waste collectionsBlaenau Gwent Council
- Food waste collectionsBlaenau Gwent Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemBlaenau Gwent Council
- Recycling centres and tipsBlaenau Gwent Council
- Get help putting your bins outBlaenau Gwent Council
Links checked 19 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Blaenau Gwent Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
We do not hold a verified missed-bin reporting link for Blaenau Gwent Council. Check the council’s official website for how to contact its collection service.
- Make a complaint to Blaenau Gwent 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 unitary authority councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my unitary authority councillors on Blaenau Gwent Council.
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Complaint routes verified 6 September 2026.
Local bins and recycling news
AI-generated summary, reviewed before publication. Checked 18 September 2026.
Blaenau Gwent’s approach to recycling includes inspecting rubbish bags and advising households before enforcement. A November 2025 BBC report said officials had visited more than 32,000 homes since 2017, with councillors told every property had received a visit. Waste wardens promoted the Keeping Up With the Joneses campaign, while repeated problems could lead to notices and fines of up to £100. More recently, a fire at Silent Valley transfer station suspended recycling collections on 12 August 2026. The council said rubbish collections would continue and extra crews were planned for the weekend to catch up.
- Blaenau Gwent council has inspected black bags from every home — www.bbc.com
- Important update regarding recycling collections — www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk