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Mid Sussex bin collection dates

Then choose your address. Dates come from Mid Sussex District Council's own bin checker. We are not the council.

  • Add your dates to Google, Apple or Outlook calendar
  • Get an email the evening before
  • Print an A4 sheet for the fridge

Missed bin or a problem

Bins in Mid Sussex

These are the containers used in Mid Sussex. Which ones a home has depends on its address.

  • Rubbish bin

    Black rubbish bin

  • Domestic Food Waste Service

  • Domestic Recycling Waste Collection Service

  • Domestic Refuse Waste Collection Service

  • Mixed recycling

    Blue-lidded wheelie bin

Container details

The container pictures and words are Mid Sussex District 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 Mid Sussex District Council's own service names 22 September 2026.

Links checked 20 September 2026.

Missed bin or a problem

Tell Mid Sussex District Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.

Missed-bin guidance checked 20 September 2026.

  1. Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
  2. Report another bin collection problemAnything else about the collection or your bins.
  3. Make a complaint to Mid Sussex 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 Mid Sussex 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 Mid Sussex compares

Recycled or composted
43%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
Rubbish not recycled
416 kgper household a year
Cost of collections
£53per household a year. Similar councils: £71
Value for money
8 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.

Mid Sussex councillors questioned missed bins during a six-month review of the new weekly food, fortnightly recycling and three-weekly rubbish service. A September 2026 report said early problems included broken food containers and difficulties for some flats. Councillor Chris Hobbs called missed collections unacceptable; councillor Gary Marsh asked about penalties for contractor Serco and possible fly-tipping. Officers said penalties had a six-month grace period and fly-tipping data was not yet available. Separately, the council reported in June that residents had recycled 3,083 tonnes of food waste in six months, with extra support for communal properties.

Mid Sussex District Council bins and recycling · Tell us something is wrong