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Woking 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 Woking
These are the containers used in Woking. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Recycling
Food waste
Batteries-small electricals-textiles
Container details
The container pictures and words are Woking Borough 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.
List of collections built from Woking Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Council bin, recycling and replacement-bin servicesWoking Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsJoint Waste Solutions
- Food waste collectionsJoint Waste Solutions
- Get rid of a bulky itemWoking Borough Council
- Recycling centres and tipsWoking Borough Council
Links checked 19 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Woking 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 Woking 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 district councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my district councillors on Woking 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 Woking compares
- Recycled or composted
- 55%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 349 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £54per household a year. Similar councils: £57
- Value for money
- 9 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.
Woking announced on 1 September 2026 that Veolia will take over its waste collections on 6 June 2027 through the joint Surrey contract. The appointment followed July ratification by the four councils and the new East and West Surrey shadow authorities.
Residents are promised unchanged collection schedules at handover, with possible round changes planned for September 2027 and advance notice. The contract also includes bookable collections for small electricals, batteries and textiles, plus mobile community recycling centres. Veolia pledged almost £5 million in social value over the initial seven-year term. Amey continues operating the existing service during the transition.
- Procurement of joint waste service contract - Woking Borough Council — www.woking.gov.uk