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Wealden bin collection dates
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- Get an email the evening before
- Print an A4 sheet for the fridge
Bins in Wealden
These are the containers used in Wealden. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Recycling
Black recycling bin
Green Recycling Bin
Food Waste
Garden Bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are Wealden 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.
- Recycling: Recycling bins issued before April 2013
- What Goes in Each Bin - Wealden District Council
- Household Waste Collections - Wealden District Council
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Wealden District Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- What Goes in Each BinWealden District Council
- Garden waste collectionsWealden District Council
- Food waste collectionsWealden District Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemWealden District Council
- Recycling centres and tipsEast Sussex County Council
- Get help putting your bins outWealden District Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Wealden 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.
- Make a complaint to Wealden 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 Wealden 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 Wealden compares
- Recycled or composted
- 48%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 420 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £66per household a year. Similar councils: £52
- 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.
Wealden says its new weekly food-waste service collected more than 1,200 tonnes in its first twelve weeks. The council had announced a phased launch from late March 2026, asking households to wait for their individual start-date letters before using caddies. Council leader James Partridge said separating food would reduce rubbish sent for incineration. The council’s update thanks residents and reminds them to put only the outdoor orange-topped container out for collection, with food contained in compostable liners. Collections use a separate vehicle and may take place on a different day from rubbish and recycling.
- Wealden District Council — www.wealden.gov.uk
- Residents to begin to receive food waste collection letters ... — www.wealden.gov.uk