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Reigate and Banstead 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 Reigate and Banstead
These are the containers used in Reigate and Banstead. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Mixed recycling
Food recycling
Garden waste
Paper and cardboard
Container details
The container pictures and words are Reigate and Banstead Borough 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 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- What goes in each binReigate and Banstead Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsReigate and Banstead Borough Council
- Food waste collectionsReigate and Banstead Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemReigate and Banstead Borough Council
- Recycling centres and tipsSurrey County Council
- Garden waste collectionsReigate and Banstead Borough Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Reigate and Banstead Borough 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.
- Report another bin collection problemAnything else about the collection or your bins.
- Make a complaint to Reigate and Banstead Borough 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 Reigate and Banstead Borough 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 Reigate and Banstead compares
- Recycled or composted
- 54%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 375 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £53per household a year. Similar councils: £66
- Value for money
- 9 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.
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council said in March 2026 that it had worked to extend full recycling services to remaining homes, particularly flats with access or storage difficulties. Councillor Hannah Avery thanked staff and said the borough recycled more than 54% of collected waste. From 31 March, residents could add squeezy metal and plastic tubes and non-black plant pots to mixed recycling, including tubes used for tomato purée, toothpaste and cosmetics. Weekly food-waste collections were already established, while the optional garden-waste service would cost £79 per bin annually from April.
- What Simpler Recycling means for Reigate & Banstead residents — www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk