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City of York 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 City of York
These are the containers used in City of York. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Garden waste
Green bin
Recycling
Container details
The container pictures and words are City of York 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.
- Garden Waste Subscription Scheme terms and conditions – City of York Council
- Replacement waste containers – City of York Council
Container descriptions checked 18 September 2026; list of collections built from City of York Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Replacement wheelie bins and larger-bin eligibilityCity of York Council
- Garden waste collectionsCity of York Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemCity of York Council
- Get help putting your bins outCity of York Council
Links checked 18 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell City of York Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
Missed-bin guidance checked 20 September 2026.
- Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
- Make a complaint to City of York 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 City of York 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 City of York compares
- Recycled or composted
- 41%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 503 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £62per household a year. Similar councils: £79
- 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.
In September 2026, York Press reported approval for replacing recycling boxes at about 63,000 homes with two 180-litre wheeled bins. One would hold paper and card, the other tins, plastics and glass, with each emptied every four weeks on an alternating cycle. The rollout was expected to take nine to twelve months.
The council said bins would reduce windblown litter and make collections safer. About 10,000 homes with storage difficulties needed further assessment. Liberal Democrat councillor Nigel Ayre warned that households already using four boxes would lose capacity, while council environment spokesperson Jenny Kent said residents had been asking to replace boxes.
- People 'begging for recycling bins' in York as roll out branded 'a mess' — www.yorkpress.co.uk
- Council proposes wheeled recycling bins for most York households – City of York Council — www.york.gov.uk