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Rossendale 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 Rossendale
These are the containers used in Rossendale. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Container details
The container pictures and words are Rossendale Borough Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Rossendale Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Garden waste collectionsRossendale Borough Council
- Food waste collectionsRossendale Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemRossendale Borough Council
- Get help putting your bins outRossendale Borough Council
- Contact the waste serviceRossendale Borough Council
Links checked 20 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Rossendale 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 Rossendale 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 Rossendale 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 Rossendale compares
- Recycled or composted
- 29%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 519 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £61per household a year. Similar councils: £51
- 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.
Rossendale reported in September 2026 that its new food-waste service had collected 409 tonnes and helped raise the borough’s recycling rate from 34% to 38%. Weekly collections began in April. Councillor Adrian Lythgoe thanked residents and said separating scraps could generate renewable energy and fertiliser instead of sending food for disposal. The council encouraged people to keep using their caddies and check what can be recycled. Earlier guidance warned that some areas served by smaller vehicles would start later because a specialist vehicle was delayed. Communal properties were offered shared outdoor bins or individual caddies.
- Rossendale collects 409 tonnes of food waste from homes — www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
- Food Waste (For Residents) - Rossendale Borough Council — www.rossendale.gov.uk
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