Grey bin
Grey recycling bin
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Knowsley 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 Knowsley
These are the containers used in Knowsley. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Maroon bin
Maroon general waste bin
Blue bin
Blue garden waste bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are Knowsley Borough Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Container descriptions checked 19 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- What goes in each household bin and food caddyKnowsley Borough Council
- Food waste collectionsKnowsley Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemKnowsley Borough Council
- Recycling centres and tipsKnowsley Borough Council
- Get help putting your bins outKnowsley Borough Council
Links checked 19 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Knowsley 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 Knowsley 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 metropolitan district councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my metropolitan district councillors on Knowsley 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 Knowsley compares
- Recycled or composted
- 28%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 589 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £55per household a year. Similar councils: £62
- 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.
Knowsley councillors approved a scrutiny programme on 14 July 2026 that will examine the impact of changes to recycling services. The topics followed a public consultation asking residents what the committee should review.
Environmental enforcement and fly-tipping are also on the programme, including their effects on pest control and the wider environment. Earlier, in March, the council announced weekly food-waste collections from 13 April and was delivering caddies across the borough. Councillor Shelley Powell said separating food would create more room in residents’ maroon rubbish bins. The scrutiny committee will also review progress on the council’s net-zero delivery plan.
- Forthcoming Place, Environment and Climate scrutiny reviews - Knowsley News — www.knowsleynews.co.uk
- Food waste recycling – what you need to know - Knowsley News — www.knowsleynews.co.uk