Grey rubbish bin
Grey household rubbish bin
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Bury 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 Bury
These are the containers used in Bury. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Green recycling bin
Blue recycling bin
Brown bin
Green bin
Blue bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are Bury Borough Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Container descriptions checked 19 September 2026; list of collections built from Bury Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- What goes in your green recycling binBury Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsBury Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemBury Borough Council
- Recycling centres and tipsBury Borough Council
- Get help putting your bins outBury Borough Council
Links checked 19 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Bury Borough Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
- Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
- Make a complaint to Bury 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 metropolitan district councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my metropolitan district councillors on Bury 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 Bury compares
- Recycled or composted
- 51%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 351 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £66per household a year. Similar councils: £66
- 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.
In July 2026, Bury Council apologised after a Nuttall Street resident’s food-and-garden-waste bin was emptied 13 days late. She described smells and maggots and disputed the council’s explanation about access problems. The council blamed operational pressures, including hot weather and staff shortages, alongside recurring obstructions from parked vehicles and skips. It said crews returned on 8 July and emptied all bins presented. The council said it was monitoring recurring access problems and exploring ways to reduce disruption, while asking residents to keep routes clear. It reported that around 97% of borough-wide collections were completed as scheduled.
- Bury Council apology for missing bin for nearly two weeks — www.burytimes.co.uk