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Eastbourne 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 Eastbourne
These are the containers used in Eastbourne. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Recycling
Garden
Container details
The container pictures and words are Eastbourne 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.
List of collections built from Eastbourne Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- New and replacement bins, recycling equipment and bagsEastbourne Borough Council
- When and where to put your bins outLewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsLewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council
- Food waste collectionsLewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council
Links checked 19 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Eastbourne Borough 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.
- Report another bin collection problemAnything else about the collection or your bins.
- Make a complaint to Eastbourne 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 Eastbourne 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 Eastbourne compares
- Recycled or composted
- 37%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 400 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £82per household a year. Similar councils: £62
- 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.
Eastbourne reported collecting around 40 tonnes of food waste each week after introducing the service for houses and some flats in April 2026. In September, the council said more flats would join in the coming weeks. Councillor Colin Swansborough thanked residents and urged them to check what belongs in each bin to reduce contamination. Separately, provisional figures put recycling at 37.6% for the year to March 2026, up from 36.9% the previous year. The council expected further gains from food collections. For most residents, food waste is collected weekly on their usual bin day, at a different time.
- Eastbourne on track for best recycling year yet as Recycle Week begins — bournefreelive.co.uk