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Sefton bin collection dates

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  • Add your dates to Google, Apple or Outlook calendar
  • Get an email the evening before
  • Print an A4 sheet for the fridge

Christmas and New Year bin collections in Sefton

We had not found Sefton Borough Council’s arrangements for Christmas 2026 and New Year 2027 when we checked on 10 November 2026. We check every week until Christmas; councils often publish in late November or December.

Check the council’s bins information.

Look up your address above for its dates. Christmas and New Year collections across the UK.

Missed bin or a problem

Bins in Sefton

These are the containers used in Sefton. Which ones a home has depends on its address.

  • General waste

    Grey bin

  • Recycling

    Brown recycling bin

  • Green wheelie bin

Container details

The container pictures and words are Sefton Borough Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.

  • General waste: Homes using a refuse bin rather than a sack
  • Recycling: Homes using a recycling bin rather than a sack

Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Sefton Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.

Links checked 17 September 2026.

Missed bin or a problem

Tell Sefton Borough Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.

  1. Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
  2. Report another bin collection problemAnything else about the collection or your bins.
  3. Make a complaint to Sefton 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 metropolitan district councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my metropolitan district councillors on Sefton 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 Sefton compares

Recycled or composted
34%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
Rubbish not recycled
538 kgper household a year
Cost of collections
£63per household a year. Similar councils: £66
Value for money
3 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.

Sefton councillors heard in November 2025 that replacing sacks with wheelie bins had improved street cleanliness in Bootle’s Derby ward. Councillor Peter Harvey told scrutiny members that thirteen hundred households had switched and that their recycling rate had nearly tripled.

He said the council wanted to extend the scheme to other areas where homes could accommodate bins. Earlier BBC reporting recorded residents’ concerns about limited storage space and whether overflowing bins would still leave bags exposed to gulls. Those practical objections accompanied the council’s aim of reducing litter and fly-tipping.

Help with your bins

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