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Winchester bin collection dates

Then choose your address. Dates come from Winchester City Council's own bin checker. We are not the council.

  • Add your dates to Google, Apple or Outlook calendar
  • Get an email the evening before
  • Print an A4 sheet for the fridge

Missed bin or a problem

Bins in Winchester

These are the containers used in Winchester. Which ones a home has depends on its address.

  • General Waste Collection

  • Recycling

    Green recycling bin

  • Food waste

  • Garden Waste Collection

  • Glass Collection

Container details

The container pictures and words are Winchester City 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 Winchester City Council's own service names 22 September 2026.

Links checked 17 September 2026.

Missed bin or a problem

Tell Winchester City Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.

  1. Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
  2. Report another bin collection problemAnything else about the collection or your bins.
  3. Make a complaint to Winchester 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 district councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my district councillors on Winchester 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 Winchester compares

Recycled or composted
40%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
Rubbish not recycled
440 kgper household a year
Cost of collections
£75per household a year. Similar councils: £70
Value for money
3 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.

Winchester expects residents to be able to recycle more plastics at home when Hampshire’s new recycling facility opens, expected in 2028. A January 2026 council survey sought views from people in flats, shared homes and other accommodation about expanding collections. In March, councillors approved keeping Biffa as the collection provider for eight years beyond the existing contract’s February 2029 end. The council said continuity would help protect reliable collections while local government is reorganised and recycling changes are introduced. Councillor Steve Cramoysan said residents wanted to recycle items such as plastic pots, tubs and trays.

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