Enter your postcode to find your bin collection day

Works for postcodes across England, Scotland and Wales

Please enter a valid UK postcode

Free bin collection lookup covering 125 councils — updated daily. More councils added every week.

How WhenBin works

Postcode in, bin dates out. No account needed.

1

Enter your postcode

Type your UK postcode into the search box above — no spaces required.

2

Pick your address

If there's more than one property nearby, choose your exact address from the list.

3

See your bin dates

View your next collection and the one after, by bin type — fetched live from your council.


Councils we cover

Real council data, wherever you are in the UK.

125 councils

England, Scotland, Wales & NI

~35 million

People covered UK-wide

Weekly

New councils added

See the full list on our Councils A–Z page, or jump straight to one of the larger councils below:


Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know, answered simply.

Is WhenBin free?

Yes — completely free, with no account, sign-up or subscription required. Just enter your postcode and get your dates.

How accurate are the dates?

Every date is fetched live from your council's own bin collection system at the moment you search, so it reflects whatever your council currently has published. Councils sometimes shift collections around bank holidays or due to local disruptions, so if a date looks unusual — especially over a bank holiday week — it's worth double-checking directly with your council.

Why isn't my council listed?

WhenBin adds new councils regularly, but not every UK council is covered yet — some publish their bin schedules in ways we can't currently connect to reliably. Check our Councils A–Z page to see what's live, and get in touch if you'd like us to prioritise yours.

My address isn't showing, or I use communal bins

If your address doesn't appear after a postcode search, try again and double-check you've entered the postcode correctly. Properties on communal or shared bin schedules — common in flats and some newer developments — aren't always listed individually by councils, so results may not be available for every address.

Do you store my postcode?

No. Your postcode and address are used only to fetch your results and aren't stored by WhenBin afterwards — see our Privacy Policy for full details.

Can I embed this on my parish or community site?

Yes — WhenBin offers a free embeddable widget that parish councils, community groups and local sites can add to their own pages. Visit our widget page for the embed code and a preview.


About WhenBin

A small tool, built to save you a search.

WhenBin is an independent project built to make council bin collection dates easy to find, without digging through a council website. It isn't affiliated with any local council or government body — just a small tool built to save you the search. Read more on our About page, or get in touch via our contact page.