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Merthyr Tydfil 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 Merthyr Tydfil
These are the containers used in Merthyr Tydfil. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Recycling
Garden waste
Container details
The container pictures and words are Merthyr Tydfil 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 Merthyr Tydfil Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- How to order recycling, food, and garden waste containersMerthyr Tydfil Council
- Food waste collectionsMerthyr Tydfil Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemMerthyr Tydfil Council
- Recycling centres and tipsMerthyr Tydfil Council
- Get help putting your bins outMerthyr Tydfil Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Merthyr Tydfil 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.
- Make a complaint to Merthyr Tydfil 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 Merthyr Tydfil Council.
WriteToThem is an independent mySociety service. You'll enter your postcode there before choosing who to contact.
Complaint routes verified 6 September 2026.
Local bins and recycling news
AI-generated summary, reviewed before publication. Checked 18 September 2026.
Merthyr Tydfil is urging households to recycle more as it works towards Wales’s 70% target. A February 2026 report said the borough recycled 66.3% of waste in 2024/25, leaving it facing a possible £192,000 penalty. A council assessment found substantial recyclable material still going into rubbish bins, and a strategy approved in December 2025 proposed separate collections for plastic film and hygiene products. In September, the council announced a paper and cardboard collection change from 5 October 2026. Its latest appeal asks residents to make greater use of recycling services to help close the gap.
- Welsh council could face fines for missing recycling target — nation.cymru
- Latest News | Merthyr Tydfil County ... — www.merthyr.gov.uk