Bins and recycling - Liverpool City Council
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Archived: 2026-04-23 17:35
Bins and recycling - Liverpool City Council
Bins and recycling
Bins and recycling
From bins and bulky item collections to recycling services - find what you need from our rubbish and recycling service.
Bin collections
Use our postcode look-up to find out when your waste and recycling is collected.
Green bins
How to sign up and pay for your green waste collection, and buy a green bin.
What goes in my bins?
Find out what you should be using your purple, blue and green bins for.
Bulky item collection
Find out where to donate bulky items and how to book a collection for your unwanted household items.
Missed bin collection
If your bin has not been collected by 2pm find out how you can report it as missed.
Food waste collections
Free weekly food waste collections will be coming to Liverpool in a phased rollout from September 2025.
Communal bins
Find out how to use the communal bins in your street and how to report any problems with them.
Request a bin
What to do if any refuse bin has been damaged, stolen or has been lost.
Ask us to collect a bin
Ask us to collect a bin you no longer need, or report one that has been abandoned or is contaminated.
Collection of sharps bins
Contact your GP to set up a sharps bin collection.
Find a recycling centre or tip
You can dispose of large household items at your nearest recycling centre.
Composting
Composting is a great alternative to using your green and purple bins. Find out how to compost at home, join or set up a local community composting scheme.
Keep Liverpool Tidy
We've teamed up with Keep Britain Tidy to improve how we tackle refuse and waste, and help you play an active role in cleaning up our city.
Assisted bin collections
If you cannot put your bins out because of ill health or disability, you can apply for an assisted collection.
No side waste collections
We do not collect extra bags of general waste or recycling left at the kerbside next to your bin on collection day.
Commercial waste collections
We offer reliable and flexible commercial waste services for businesses.
Related pages
Street cleaning and litter
Let's work together to recycle better
Talking Bins
Bins and recycling
Bins and recycling
From bins and bulky item collections to recycling services - find what you need from our rubbish and recycling service.
Bin collections
Use our postcode look-up to find out when your waste and recycling is collected.
Green bins
How to sign up and pay for your green waste collection, and buy a green bin.
What goes in my bins?
Find out what you should be using your purple, blue and green bins for.
Bulky item collection
Find out where to donate bulky items and how to book a collection for your unwanted household items.
Missed bin collection
If your bin has not been collected by 2pm find out how you can report it as missed.
Food waste collections
Free weekly food waste collections will be coming to Liverpool in a phased rollout from September 2025.
Communal bins
Find out how to use the communal bins in your street and how to report any problems with them.
Request a bin
What to do if any refuse bin has been damaged, stolen or has been lost.
Ask us to collect a bin
Ask us to collect a bin you no longer need, or report one that has been abandoned or is contaminated.
Collection of sharps bins
Contact your GP to set up a sharps bin collection.
Find a recycling centre or tip
You can dispose of large household items at your nearest recycling centre.
Composting
Composting is a great alternative to using your green and purple bins. Find out how to compost at home, join or set up a local community composting scheme.
Keep Liverpool Tidy
We've teamed up with Keep Britain Tidy to improve how we tackle refuse and waste, and help you play an active role in cleaning up our city.
Assisted bin collections
If you cannot put your bins out because of ill health or disability, you can apply for an assisted collection.
No side waste collections
We do not collect extra bags of general waste or recycling left at the kerbside next to your bin on collection day.
Commercial waste collections
We offer reliable and flexible commercial waste services for businesses.
Related pages
Street cleaning and litter
Let's work together to recycle better
Talking Bins