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Boston bin collection dates

Then choose your address. Dates come from Boston Borough Council's own bin checker. We are not the council.

  • Add your dates to Google, Apple or Outlook calendar
  • Get an email the evening before
  • Print an A4 sheet for the fridge

Missed bin or a problem

Bins in Boston

These are the containers used in Boston. Which ones a home has depends on its address.

  • Paper and card

    Purple-lidded bin

  • Purple/Purple-lidded Paper/Card Bin

Container details

The container pictures and words are Boston Borough Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.

Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Boston Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.

Links checked 17 September 2026.

Missed bin or a problem

Tell Boston Borough Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.

  1. Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
  2. Make a complaint to Boston 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 district councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my district councillors on Boston 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 Boston compares

Recycled or composted
32%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
Rubbish not recycled
591 kgper household a year
Cost of collections
£67per household a year. Similar councils: £59
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.

Boston’s weekly food-waste collections are now due to start in the week of 19 October 2026, following a delay from September. The council said disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz had delayed parts for collection vehicles. Residents with caddies were told to wait for their new calendars before using them. Meanwhile, warning tags about extra bags beside bins begin from 21 September, with that extra waste no longer collected from 26 October. Households needing more bin capacity can contact the council, which will assess their eligibility for additional space.

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