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Hillingdon 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 Hillingdon
These are the containers used in Hillingdon. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Dry mixed recycling
Food waste
Container details
The container pictures and words are Hillingdon 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 Hillingdon Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Food waste collectionsHillingdon Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemHillingdon Borough Council
Links checked 20 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Hillingdon 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 Hillingdon 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 borough councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my borough councillors on Hillingdon 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 Hillingdon compares
- Recycled or composted
- 37%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 532 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £86per household a year. Similar councils: £68
- 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.
Hillingdon announced in June 2026 that its free Pop-Up Waste Drop service would become permanent after a trial collected almost 29 tonnes from more than 920 visitors. Sessions will rotate around the borough every two weeks, including at least six in Yiewsley and West Drayton over the following year.
The package also gives residents access to Space Waye recycling centre from 15 July, while West Drayton’s Waste Weekend service is due to close after 19–20 December. The council says the changes will save over £300,000 and improve access, particularly for southern neighbourhoods and people with limited mobility or transport.
- Council expands household waste services — pre.hillingdon.gov.uk