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Broxbourne bin collection dates
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- Get an email the evening before
- Print an A4 sheet for the fridge
Bins in Broxbourne
These are the containers used in Broxbourne. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Recycling
Food
Garden waste
Green wheeled bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are Broxbourne Borough 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 Broxbourne Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Request a replacement wheelie bin or recycling boxBroxbourne Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsBroxbourne Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemBroxbourne Borough Council
- Get help putting your bins outBroxbourne Borough Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Broxbourne Borough Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
Missed-bin guidance checked 20 September 2026.
- Make a complaint to Broxbourne 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 Broxbourne 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 Broxbourne compares
- Recycled or composted
- 43%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 435 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £40per household a year. Similar councils: £57
- Value for money
- 8 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.
Broxbourne’s 2026/27 charges raise the annual garden-waste subscription to £58 per bin, or £53.50 by direct debit. Collecting one bulky item costs £55, up from £37; the charge for three items falls from £60 to £55. In its February budget announcement, the council promised further investment in BEST, its own environmental services company. It said improvements had reduced missed bin collections by 25% and increased recycling by 4%. Councillor Andreas Payne said the budget aimed to protect services despite uncertainty over local government reorganisation. The council described continued investment in staff and infrastructure as part of that approach.
- [PDF] 2026/27 Fees and Charges - Borough of Broxbourne Council — www.broxbourne.gov.uk
- 2026/27 Annual Budget Announced — www.broxbourne.gov.uk