Burnley bin collections

By Mark Andrews. Checked against Burnley Borough Council pages on 26 October 2026.

Burnley's bin lorries carry 360 degree cameras, and they're used to check where you've left your bin. So put it out properly, by 6.30am. Food waste joined the round in April 2026 and goes weekly, on the same day as your other bins.

Which bin is which in Burnley

Black bin for rubbish. The blue bin or box takes plastics, tins, cans, glass and cartons, and paper and cardboard go in the grey bin or a white sack.

Black General waste Black bin - general waste
Blue Recycling Blue bin/box - plastics, tins, cans, glass, cartons
Grey Paper & card Grey bin or white sack - paper and cardboard
Brown Garden waste Brown bin - garden waste (subscription)

Garden waste: £40 a year

£40 for the 2026/27 year, which gets you 20 collections of the brown bin. Sign-ups for this year have closed, and 2027/28 opens in late February 2027. Extra bins are £35 each if you pay for them in the same transaction at renewal.

Sign up for garden waste collection

Weekly food waste collection

Weekly since the week of 13 April 2026. Liners are delivered twice a year, so you shouldn't need to buy your own.

Report a missed bin

You can't log it on collection day itself. Report within six days of the scheduled date, and allow up to two working days for the crew to come back. Missed garden bins are picked up the following Friday.

Report a missed bin to Burnley

Bulky waste collection from £16

£16 per batch of one to four standard items, and there's no limit on how many batches. White goods and upholstered items containing POPs, a sofa for instance, are £16 each.

Book a bulky waste collection

Recycling centres in Burnley

Balderstone Lane on the Heasandford Industrial Estate is run by Lancashire County Council and opens seven days a week, 9am to 5pm, though vans and trailers need an appointment.

  • Balderstone Lane HWRC (Heasandford Industrial Estate)

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.

Binformation on Google Play

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.

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