Residual waste
Black wheelie bin
All councils
Flintshire 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 Flintshire
These are the containers used in Flintshire. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Recycling
Food Waste
Container details
The container pictures and words are Flintshire County 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.
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Flintshire County Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- What goes in bins, recycling bags and boxesFlintshire Council
- Garden waste collectionsFlintshire Council
- Food waste collectionsFlintshire Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemFlintshire Council
- Recycling centres and tipsFlintshire Council
Links checked 18 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Flintshire County 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 Flintshire County 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 Flintshire Council.
WriteToThem is an independent mySociety service. You'll enter your postcode there before choosing who to contact.
Complaint routes verified 6 September 2026.
Local bins and recycling news
AI-generated summary, reviewed before publication. Checked 18 September 2026.
In September 2026, residents at Hawthorn Meadows in Buckley were still without council bin collections, despite receiving bins in August. One resident sought a full council-tax refund after six months without the service, while the developer continued providing skips at its own expense.
Flintshire Council said it was working to resolve the problem. An officer would check which homes were occupied, carry out safety checks and add eligible properties to collection routes. The council said developers would normally arrange collection services before residents moved in. An August report said the estate’s unadopted roads were awaiting safety reviews before joining collection routes.