General waste
Black bin
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Salford 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 Salford
These are the containers used in Salford. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Blue recycling bin
Brown recycling bin
Food and garden waste
Blue recycling
Brown recycling
Container details
The container pictures and words are Salford City 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.
- No side waste and closed lid•Salford City Council
- Get a new bin or bags•Salford City Council
- Recycling bins and advice•Salford City Council
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Salford City Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Get a new bin or bagsSalford City Council
- When and where to put your bins outSalford City Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemSalford City Council
- Recycling centres and tipsSalford City Council
- Get help putting your bins outSalford City Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Salford City 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 Salford City 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 metropolitan district councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my metropolitan district councillors on Salford City 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 Salford compares
- Recycled or composted
- 47%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 308 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £59per household a year. Similar councils: £67
- Value for money
- 10 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.
An October 2025 report recorded 18,608 missed bin collections in Salford during 2024. The council said this represented 0.11% of approximately 16 million annual collections. Councillor Barbara Bentham blamed problems including roadworks, parked cars and icy weather, saying crews returned where possible.
A November 2025 report also highlighted rising fly-tipping costs in Salford. Bentham urged residents to check who they hired to remove rubbish, warning that apparently cheap deals could leave communities paying for dumped waste. She said clean-up costs diverted money from other council services, including care for older residents and children.
- Areas of Greater Manchester with most missed bin collections revealed - search your postcode on interactive map — www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
- The quiet crisis making a big mess — www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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