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King's Lynn and West Norfolk 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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk
These are the containers used in King's Lynn and West Norfolk. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Green bin
Food waste
Grey food waste bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Container descriptions checked 18 September 2026; list of collections built from King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Food waste bin and caddy guidanceKing's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsKing's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemKing's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
- Recycling centres and tipsNorfolk County Council
- Get help putting your bins outKing's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Links checked 18 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
- Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
- Make a complaint to King's Lynn and West Norfolk 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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk compares
- Recycled or composted
- 42%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 450 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £42per household a year. Similar councils: £52
- Value for money
- 9 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.
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council (Serco-run service) saw bin collections disrupted in early January 2026 when snow and ice made roads too dangerous. The council paused some rounds, citing crew safety, and asked residents to leave bins out for collection once conditions improved; a report to full council on 29 January 2026 confirmed the issue was weather-related and had eased.
Separately, in June 2026 the council brought collection start times forward to 6.30am for one week during a heatwave, to protect crews from extreme heat. This was a temporary change affecting all bin types, not a permanent shift to collection schedules.
- Snow And Ice Close Dozens Of Norfolk Schools — evrimagaci.org
- (Public Pack)Agenda Document for Council, 29/01/2026 17:00 — democracy.west-norfolk.gov.uk
- Earlier Bin Collections Introduced During Heatwave — www.radiowestnorfolk.co.uk
- West Norfolk Winter — www.west-norfolk.gov.uk