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Uttlesford bin collection dates
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- Print an A4 sheet for the fridge
Bins in Uttlesford
These are the containers used in Uttlesford. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Recyclable dry waste
Food recycling
Brown-lidded food recycling caddy
Container details
The container pictures and words are Uttlesford District Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Greyed-out bin icons are placeholders where the container type or colour is not confirmed.
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Uttlesford District Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- New, replacement and extra binsUttlesford District Council
- Brown food recycling caddy guidanceUttlesford District Council
- When and where to put your bins outUttlesford District Council
- Garden waste collectionsUttlesford District Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemUttlesford District Council
- Recycling centres and tipsUttlesford District Council
- Get help putting your bins outUttlesford District Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Uttlesford District Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
We do not hold a verified missed-bin reporting link for Uttlesford District Council. Check the council’s official website for how to contact its collection service.
- Report another bin collection problemAnything else about the collection or your bins.
- Make a complaint to Uttlesford 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 Uttlesford 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 Uttlesford compares
- Recycled or composted
- 51%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 385 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £7per household a year. Similar councils: £75
- Value for money
- 5 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.
A September 2026 report described a protest over Uttlesford Council collecting rubbish from a disputed development at Willows Green. Residents questioned why waste collections continued while they were asking the council to enforce restrictions on the site. The local action group accused the authority of failing to respond effectively to reported breaches. The council said it had a legal duty to collect waste and remained committed to addressing unauthorised development. Its spokesperson acknowledged residents’ frustration, while the protest brought the separate collection and planning-enforcement responsibilities into public debate.
- Bin fury as locals explode over council collecting travellers' rubbish — www.express.co.uk