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Coventry 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 Coventry
These are the containers used in Coventry. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Recycling
Blue-lidded (recycling) bin
Food waste caddy
Garden waste
Brown-lidded garden waste bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are Coventry City Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
- Household bins – Blue-lidded (recycling) bin
- Brown-lidded (garden waste) bins – Brown-lidded garden waste bin collections
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Coventry City Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Household clinical waste collection guidanceCoventry City Council
- Garden waste collectionsCoventry City Council
- Food waste collectionsCoventry City Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemCoventry City Council
Links checked 18 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Coventry City 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 Coventry City 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 Coventry City 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 Coventry compares
- Recycled or composted
- 32%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 538 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £84per household a year. Similar councils: £74
- Value for money
- 3 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.
Coventry’s food-waste collections began on 7 September 2026, but some residents were still waiting for caddies after thefts and gaps in deliveries. The council urged affected households to contact it and said extra stocks would be available at libraries and selected council hubs.
It reported collecting more than three-and-a-half tonnes on the first day. Food waste is collected on residents’ usual bin day, with communal containers for flats and high-rise blocks. Officials said guidance was also available online where information packs had been missed. One resident said they only learned about the launch through a last-minute email.