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Guildford 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 Guildford
These are the containers used in Guildford. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Refuse 240L Bin
Recycling
Recycling 240L Bin
Food waste
Food Waste 23L
Container details
The container pictures and words are Guildford 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.
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Guildford Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Order a replacement rubbish, recycling or garden waste binGuildford Borough Council
- Find out what goes in your binsGuildford Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsGuildford Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemGuildford Borough Council
- Recycling centres and tipsGuildford Borough Council
- Get help putting your bins outGuildford Borough Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Guildford 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 Guildford 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 Guildford 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 Guildford compares
- Recycled or composted
- 58%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 352 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £64per household a year. Similar councils: £69
- Value for money
- 4 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.
Guildford’s ageing vehicles were disrupting bin collections and street cleaning, an August 2026 BBC report said. Officers told councillors that breakdowns, unreliable hired vehicles and maintenance pressures were affecting services. The council’s whole fleet includes 191 vehicles, with the oldest 18 years old. Forecast maintenance costs for 2026/27 were £1.3 million, nearly twice the available budget. A full replacement was expected to cost £24 million; Guildford had allocated £10 million, leaving £14 million for the incoming West Surrey Council to consider. Officers wanted a regular replacement programme to avoid another backlog.
- Council looking to replace ageing vehicle fleet - BBC — www.bbc.co.uk