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Swansea 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 Swansea
These are the containers used in Swansea. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Food waste
Green bin
Garden Waste
Plastics
Recycling
Container details
The container pictures and words are Swansea Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Container descriptions checked 18 September 2026; list of collections built from Swansea Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Plastic bag recycling trial: areas and replacement bagsSwansea Council
- Garden waste collectionsSwansea Council
- Food waste collectionsSwansea Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemSwansea Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Swansea 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 Swansea 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 unitary authority councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my unitary authority councillors on Swansea Council.
WriteToThem is an independent mySociety service. You'll enter your postcode there before choosing who to contact.
Complaint routes verified 6 September 2026.
Local bins and recycling news
AI-generated summary, reviewed before publication. Checked 18 September 2026.
A September 2026 report said Swansea planned checks of black bags during autumn 2026. It did not confirm the areas or exact start date.