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South Holland 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 South Holland
These are the containers used in South Holland. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Container details
The container pictures and words are South Holland District Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Container descriptions checked 18 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Guidance on reporting bin and food caddy delivery problemsSouth Holland District Council
- Check bin and food caddy delivery progressSouth Holland District Council
- What goes in each binSouth Holland District Council
- Garden waste collectionsSouth Holland District Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemSouth Holland District Council
- Get help putting your bins outSouth Holland District Council
Links checked 13 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell South Holland District 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 South Holland District 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 South Holland District 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 South Holland compares
- Recycled or composted
- 32%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 545 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £55per household a year. Similar councils: £62
- Value for money
- 1 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.
By August 2026, South Holland had started delivering wheelie bins to replace household waste sacks. Residents are due to receive three large bins for rubbish, mixed recycling and paper/card, plus food-waste containers. The agreed system includes fortnightly rubbish and weekly food collections.
The change has divided opinion: 51% of consultation respondents wanted to keep bags. The BBC spoke to residents who welcomed fewer animal-ripped sacks, while one worried about storage. The council said bins would be more secure and practical. Councillors had said households unable to accommodate bins might be allowed to keep bags.
- South Holland residents to get wheelie bins for the first time - BBC — www.bbc.com
- New waste collections to include wheelie bins voted through ... — spaldingvoice.co.uk