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Trafford 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 Trafford
These are the containers used in Trafford. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Container details
The container pictures and words are Trafford Borough Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- What goes in which binTrafford Borough Council
- When and where to put your bins outTrafford Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsTrafford Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemTrafford Borough Council
- Recycling centres and tipsTrafford Borough Council
- Get help putting your bins outTrafford Borough Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Trafford Borough 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 Trafford 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 Trafford 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 Trafford compares
- Recycled or composted
- 57%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 310 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £63per household a year. Similar councils: £70
- 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.
Trafford’s garden-waste subscription stayed at £45 online or £50 by phone for 2026/27, with the council promising continued free weekly food-waste collections. At a January 2026 council meeting, councillor Savary challenged missed collections and asked how contractor Amey was being held accountable. The council acknowledged disruption after drivers left at critical times, but disputed overreliance on agency staff. It said new drivers needed five days’ induction and extra Saturday rounds were recovering missed bins. Officials expected recruitment to reduce failures. Residents struggling with online garden subscriptions were offered help at local libraries.
- Garden waste subscriptions open for 2026/27 - Trafford Council — www.trafford.gov.uk
- [PDF] Questions Submitted for Council – 28 January 2026 — democratic.trafford.gov.uk