Food waste
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Runnymede 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 Runnymede
These are the containers used in Runnymede. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Container details
The container pictures and words are Runnymede Borough Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
- Food waste: Houses
Container descriptions checked 18 September 2026.
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- Bulky household items: reuse and disposalRunnymede Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsRunnymede Borough Council
- Food waste collectionsRunnymede Borough Council
- Recycling centres and tipsRunnymede Borough Council
- Contact the waste serviceRunnymede Borough Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Runnymede 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 Runnymede 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 Runnymede 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 Runnymede compares
- Recycled or composted
- 47%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 384 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £52per household a year. Similar councils: £61
- Value for money
- 7 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.
Residents at Addlestone One raised complaints about flies and maggots in communal bin stores, a September 2026 BBC report said. After press coverage and a meeting with residents, councillor Scott Kelly promised to press for improvements. Kelly said leaseholders had faced the problem for around five years. One resident welcomed the response and stressed the need for better communication. The council said its separate company, Runnymede Borough Council Services Ltd, had responded directly through the formal complaints process and was dealing with the issues. The report said it had not explained what action it was taking.
- Addlestone dad takes fight to council over maggots — www.bbc.co.uk