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Hull 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 Hull
These are the containers used in Hull. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
General waste
Recycling
Blue bin
Brown Bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are Hull City 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 18 September 2026; list of collections built from Hull City Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- New, replacement and removal of binsHull City Council
- When and where to put your bins outHull City Council
- Food waste collectionsHull City Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemHull City Council
- Recycling centres and tipsHull City Council
- Get help putting your bins outHull City Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Hull City Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
- 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 Hull City 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 Hull City Council.
WriteToThem is an independent mySociety service. You'll enter your postcode there before choosing who to contact.
Complaint routes verified 7 September 2026.
How Hull compares
- Recycled or composted
- 47%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 448 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £94per household a year. Similar councils: £75
- Value for money
- 5 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.
Most Hull households moved to weekly brown-bin and outdoor food-caddy collections from 31 March 2026; blue and black bins remained fortnightly. The council said new recycling facilities for flats and communal properties would be introduced in phases.
In September 2026, the council reported food and garden waste collected had increased 16% compared with the same period in 2025. It said compost was being donated to allotments and community groups. Councillor Charles Quinn said food recycling cost less than half as much as disposal with general waste, freeing money for other services.
- Simpler Recycling: Weekly food and garden waste collections ... — news.hull.gov.uk
- Six months on, are weekly food waste collections a success? - BBC — www.bbc.com