What goes in which bin
A UK recycling guide covering every common bin type, the items people always get wrong, and why your neighbour's bins are different colours to yours.
Bank holiday bin collections 2026
Every 2026 UK bank holiday date, how the one-day shift works, and why Christmas turns bin schedules into a three-week guessing game.
Simpler Recycling: what's actually changing
The Environment Act reform that is supposed to end the postcode lottery. What it means for your bins, what dates matter, and how many councils missed the deadline.
How to find your bin collection day
Four ways to look up when your bins are collected, what's wrong with each of them, and why an app beats a PDF calendar stuck to the fridge.
Why UK councils all use different bin colours
From the 1968 invention of the wheelie bin to the 2003 Recycling Act. Why there is no national standard and why green means three different things depending on where you live.
Missed your bin collection? Here's what to do
How to report a missed collection, the two-working-day window, ten reasons your bin might have been skipped, and how to stop it happening again.
How Binformation keeps 334 councils up to date
The open-source project behind the data, how web scrapers work, what happens when one breaks, and why server-side is better than doing it on your phone.
Binformation vs BinDays
An honest comparison of the two council-synced bin day apps. Coverage, features, pricing, and where each one wins.
Best bin day reminder apps UK 2026
Six apps reviewed. Which ones sync with your council, which ones make you set it up yourself, and why that difference matters.
Get Binformation — Free on Google Play