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Lincoln 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 Lincoln
These are the containers used in Lincoln. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Brown
Orange
Garden waste
Green bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are Lincoln 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 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Lincoln City Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- What to put in your binsLincoln City Council
- Garden waste collectionsLincoln City Council
- Food waste collectionsLincoln City Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemLincoln City Council
- Get help putting your bins outLincoln City Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 district councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my district councillors on Lincoln City 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 Lincoln compares
- Recycled or composted
- 31%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 511 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £68per household a year. Similar councils: £59
- 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.
Lincoln was among the first four Lincolnshire districts to introduce food-waste collections, a September 2026 BBC report said. Lincolnshire County Council described a positive start, with residents adapting to the change and participation growing. Across Lincoln, North Kesteven, West Lindsey and South Kesteven together, around half of households were putting out a caddy each week. Participation reached around seven in ten in some parts of the county. The report said collections would subsequently expand to the rest of Lincolnshire as the national Simpler Recycling programme continued.