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- Print an A4 sheet for the fridge
Christmas and New Year bin collections in Rochford
Household collections. Friday 25 December 2026 moves to Monday 28 December, Monday 28 to Tuesday 29, Tuesday 29 to Wednesday 30, Wednesday 30 to Thursday 31 December, Thursday 31 December to Saturday 2 January 2027 and Friday 1 January to Monday 4 January, with later days also moved up to Friday 8 January, which is collected on Saturday 9 January. Normal collections resume in the week commencing Monday 11 January 2027. There are no garden waste collections from Friday 25 December 2026, resuming on Saturday 9 January 2027.
Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.
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Bins in Rochford
These are the containers used in Rochford. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Container details
The container pictures and words are Rochford District Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Container descriptions checked 18 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Great Wakering household waste collection pointRochford District Council
- Food waste collectionsRochford District Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemRochford District Council
- Recycling centres and tipsRochford District Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Rochford 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 Rochford 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 Rochford 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 Rochford compares
- Recycled or composted
- 58%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 359 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £98per household a year. Similar councils: £76
- Value for money
- 5 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.
Rochford Council arranged specialist removal of an asbestos-containing fly-tip from Chelmsford Road in Rawreth in September 2026. The rubbish, dumped behind the Carpenter’s Arms pub, was reported on 14 September. After asbestos was discovered during the next day’s inspection, a hazardous-waste company cleared it on 16 September. Environment committee chair Tino Callaghan called the dumping dangerous and reckless and said the council would look for evidence identifying those responsible. He urged residents hiring rubbish-clearance firms to check their Environment Agency waste-carrier registration before handing over waste.