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Rushmoor 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 Rushmoor
These are the containers used in Rushmoor. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Recycling
Blue recycling bin
Black food waste bin
Brown garden waste bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are Rushmoor Borough Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Container descriptions checked 18 September 2026; list of collections built from Rushmoor Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Extra recycling bins, glass boxes and food caddies: guidanceRushmoor Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsRushmoor Borough Council
- Food waste collectionsRushmoor Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemRushmoor Borough Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Rushmoor Borough 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 Rushmoor 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 Rushmoor 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 Rushmoor compares
- Recycled or composted
- 43%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 414 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £43per household a year. Similar councils: £58
- 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.
From 31 March 2026, national "Simpler Recycling" rules brought a slightly wider list of accepted materials (including cartons and food trays), though Rushmoor kept its existing bin types rather than introducing new containers.
The main talking point has been the council's waste contract with Serco. Cabinet approved entering extension negotiations in early 2025, and a decision to extend the contract was due in June 2026, though by July 2026 the council's own governance statement confirmed talks had "not been concluded," with cost risks flagged in its budget forecast. Separately, the council acknowledged "mixed feedback" from residents about bin collection changes over the 2025 Christmas period, reflected in below-target satisfaction scores.
- Serco Environmental Services Contract presentation — democracy.rushmoor.gov.uk
- SERCO Contract extension - Report No. OS2503 — democracy.rushmoor.gov.uk
- Council Delivery Plan monitoring - Q3 - Report No. ED2601 — democracy.rushmoor.gov.uk
- Draft Annual Governance Statement 2025/26 — www.rushmoor.gov.uk
- Simpler household recycling rules come into force across England - GOV.UK — www.gov.uk