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Epping Forest bin collection dates

Then choose your address. Dates come from Epping Forest District Council's own bin checker. We are not the council.

  • Add your dates to Google, Apple or Outlook calendar
  • Get an email the evening before
  • Print an A4 sheet for the fridge

Missed bin or a problem

Bins in Epping Forest

These are the containers used in Epping Forest. Which ones a home has depends on its address.

  • Black general waste bin

  • or

    Recycling

    Blue-lidded recycling bin, or blue communal recycling bin with red lid

  • Brown food caddy

    Brown kerbside food caddy

  • Garden waste

    Green-lidded garden bin

    Only if you've subscribed

Container details

The container pictures and words are Epping Forest District Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.

  • Recycling: Homes using individual recycling bins
  • Recycling: Not Communal bins with a blue body and red lid
  • Recycling: Flats provided with blue-bodied, red-lidded communal recycling bins
  • Garden waste: Garden waste subscribers with a valid bin permit
  • Garden waste: Not Communal gardens

Container descriptions checked 19 September 2026; list of collections built from Epping Forest District Council's own service names 22 September 2026.

Links checked 19 September 2026.

Missed bin or a problem

Tell Epping Forest District Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.

  1. Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
  2. Make a complaint to Epping Forest District 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 Epping Forest District 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 Epping Forest compares

Recycled or composted
52%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
Rubbish not recycled
418 kgper household a year
Cost of collections
£121per household a year. Similar councils: £69
Value for money
2 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.

Epping Forest is considering a 25% garden-waste discount for households receiving Local Council Tax Support from April 2027. A July 2026 council update said the proposal followed scrutiny of the new subscription service and would be considered during budget-setting. More than 23,700 households had signed up, exceeding the council’s target. The current service costs £60 for the April-to-March year, with fortnightly collections from green-lidded bins. Food waste is now collected separately each week in brown caddies. Residents without a garden subscription do not receive green-bin collections, and joining partway through the year does not reduce the annual fee.

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