Sunderland 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
Order, book and apply
- When and where to put your bins outSunderland City Council
- Garden waste collectionsSunderland City Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemSunderland City Council
- Recycling centres and tipsSunderland City Council
- Get help putting your bins outSunderland City Council
Links checked 20 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Sunderland 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 Sunderland 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 Sunderland 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 Sunderland compares
- Recycled or composted
- 31%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 582 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £85per household a year. Similar councils: £71
- Value for money
- 2 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.
Sunderland proposed a £13 million contract for a new depot serving bin lorries, gritters and other council vehicles in September 2026. The planned Cygnet Way site would replace the existing Houghton-le-Spring facility, which the council described as unfit for purpose.
A report recommended awarding the contract to a preferred bidder selected from eight firms. Planning permission was already in place, with offices, a workshop, specialist vehicle facilities and a salt barn proposed. The council said leaving the old depot unchanged would pose a significant risk to delivering services. It also cited traffic, road safety and energy-efficiency problems at the existing site.
- New gritter and bin lorry depot to cost £13m - BBC — www.bbc.com