Brent bin collections
Houses on the North Circular in Brent are on black bags, collected daily, five days a week. For the rest of the borough the grey bin goes fortnightly and food goes every week from the green caddy.
Which bin is which in Brent
Recycling goes in the blue-lidded bin, with paper and cardboard in the blue sack. Bins out by 7am.
Garden waste: £69 a year
£69 a year from 1 April to 31 March, and each extra bin is another £69. Council Tax benefit or guaranteed Pension Credit brings it down to £55.20. Collections are fortnightly from March to November and monthly over the winter, and the bin needs a valid sticker.
Weekly food waste collection
Weekly from the green caddy for houses. Most blocks of flats, and flats above shops, use communal food bins.
Report a missed bin
Not before 10pm on collection day, and within two days. The council aims to collect within 24 hours.
Bulky waste collection from £55
£55 for up to five items, booked through Litta on 020 4634 9526. Council Tax benefit or guaranteed Pension Credit gets you one free collection a year, April to March.
Recycling centres in Brent
Abbey Road in Wembley is run by West London Waste Authority, and booking is advisable but not required.
- Abbey Road Household Reuse and Recycling Centre, Wembley
Get told the night before
Binformation is a free Android app. Put your postcode in once and it sends a notification the evening before each collection, saying which bins are going. If the council moves your day for a bank holiday, the reminder moves with it.
Where this comes from
Every fact on this page was read from the council's own website, last checked on 26 October 2026. Councils change prices each April, so check the link before you pay for anything.
- Collection frequency: brent.gov.uk, brent.gov.uk
- Bulky waste: brent.gov.uk
- Recycling centres: brent.gov.uk
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