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Malvern Hills 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 Malvern Hills
These are the containers used in Malvern Hills. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Container details
The container pictures and words are Malvern Hills District Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
- Recycling: Homes using a recycling bin rather than the recycling sack service
Container descriptions checked 18 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Household recycling bins, sacks and accepted materialsMalvern Hills District Council
- Garden waste collectionsMalvern Hills District Council
- Food waste collectionsMalvern Hills District Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemMalvern Hills District Council
- Get help putting your bins outMalvern Hills District Council
Links checked 18 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Malvern Hills District 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 Malvern Hills District 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 Malvern Hills District 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 Malvern Hills compares
- Recycled or composted
- 43%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 378 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £67per household a year. Similar councils: £64
- Value for money
- 7 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.
Malvern Hills plans to begin a weekly food-waste trial on 5 October 2026, with district-wide coverage expected by October 2027 if the trial succeeds. Homes already using bins will join first; households on sack collections will be contacted after the service is reviewed. The council says there will be no collection fee and promises kitchen caddies, outdoor containers and starter liners. Collections will use existing household bin days. Alongside the rollout, residents can access a free year of the FiveDinners meal-planning service to help reduce food waste and household costs.
- Household Food Waste Collections — www.malvernhills.gov.uk