North East Lincolnshire 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 North East Lincolnshire
These are the containers used in North East Lincolnshire. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Garden
Green bin
Blue bin
Grey bin
Cans, Plastic & Glass
Paper
Container details
The container pictures and words are North East Lincolnshire 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 19 September 2026; list of collections built from North East Lincolnshire Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- What goes in your bins and recyclingNorth East Lincolnshire Council
- Garden waste collectionsNorth East Lincolnshire Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemNorth East Lincolnshire Council
- Recycling centres and tipsNorth East Lincolnshire Council
- Get help putting your bins outNorth East Lincolnshire Council
Links checked 19 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell North East Lincolnshire Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
Missed-bin guidance checked 20 September 2026.
- Make a complaint to North East Lincolnshire 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 North East Lincolnshire 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 North East Lincolnshire compares
- Recycled or composted
- 37%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 575 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £112per household a year. Similar councils: £74
- Value for money
- 2 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.
September 2026 reporting described North East Lincolnshire’s plans for weekly food-waste collections from spring 2027, with new vehicles and collection routes being prepared. Some households could receive different collection days; larger containers were planned for shared properties, including flats. At scrutiny, councillors questioned whether the council would pay twice to dispose of food waste under its existing contract. The Labour group subsequently said NewLincs had agreed to drop one of those charges. Final costs were still being worked through. These reports describe preparations and proposed arrangements, not proof that a borough-wide service has already started.
- How weekly food waste collections will work in North East Lincolnshire — gi-grimsby.co.uk
- Latest on future food waste collections in North East Lincolnshire — www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk